From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James Whitfield and others at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending Jacob J. Sherman for commissioner for the relief of Mississippi soldiers held as prisoners of war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Columbus, Mississippi, recommending J. W. Chandler for a position in the Quartermaster 's Department. See #1744.