From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that John W. Bryant be appointed treasurer of the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Francis Gildart be appointed Judge, and J. M. Miller appointed clerk of the probate court.