From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Milton Brown, president of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and L. J. Fleming, superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, asking that corn be transported to the starving families of their county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two documents from J. W. Causey at Corinth, Mississippi. The first document, a petition, is addressed to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi. In his petition, Causey claims that in April 1865, United States Army General Edward Hatch attempted to have Causey and an M. Pannell arrested for serving as witnesses in a case against a Philip Henson, whom Confederate authorities charged with being a "fed[e]ral" in 1864. Hatch's troops succeeded in arresting Pannell as well as allegedly setting fire to some of Causey's property. Pannell and a friend, Dr. Fitzhugh, then entered into a bond of $3,000 for Pannell's release. They were unable to pay the bond and Hatch allegedly seized Causey's tannery and property with intent to sell said property to pay for the bond. To prevent Hatch from selling the property, Causey paid $1500 of the bond and promised to pay the remainder on September 1st. With that date soon approaching, Causey asks Sharkey to "restrain" the military so he can bring the case before civil authorities. The second document, a letter from Causey, is addressed to Judge R. A. Hill, asking Hill to present Causey's petition to Governor Sharkey.