From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mary Beckman to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning her brother William A. Moxest, whom she has not heard from since last October. She tells Alcorn that her brother now resides in Mississippi and was appointed by Alcorn as a detective. She asks Alcorn to relay a letter from her to her brother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. W. C. Watson, a former Confederate senator, at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, congratulating him on being named provisional governor and asking his help in obtaining a federal amnesty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Henry H. Burrgess in Essex County, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his work as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Henry Howard Burgess at South Orange, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking to be reappointed as commissioner of deeds, a position to which former Mississippi Governor WIlliam McWillie had appointed him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John W. C. Watson at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey concerning D. R. Shafer of Baltimore, Maryland, who wants to start a newspaper in Holly Springs. Watson states that he is enclosing a letter from Shafer to Watson. (Enclosed letter not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lyman Abbott, secretary of the American Union Commission in New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, informing Sharkey of the objectives of his organization, which is to aid the states devastated by the Civil War. Enclosed is a circular stating the commission's objectives.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John C. Keener, President of the Louisiana Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a letter of introduction to President Andrew Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward J. Elder at Frederick Town, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking for Sharkey's recommendation of him for the post of collector of internal revenue for the Southern District of Mississippi. United States Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch will not accept Elder's appointment without a written recommendation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Edward J. Elder at Baltimore, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking Sharkey for a letter of recommendation for the position of Collector of Internal Revenue for the Southern District of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel Benjamin G. Humphreys, commander of the 21st Mississippi Infantry at Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, enclosing letter from a deserter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Looxahoma, Mississippi, requesting that James O. Meriwether be exempted from Confederate Military service because of his plantation overseer duties.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Biloxi, Mississippi, from Mrs. M. J. Reynolds, keeper of the Biloxi Lighthouse, concerning oil taken from the structure.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Douglas Walworth in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a certificate of safe passage from Mississippi to Maryland for T. C. Reddy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Resolution adopted by the city council of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning establishing steam service to Europe.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter fragment from the citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning establishing steam service between the southern states and Europe.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Boyd in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the delegates of the Atlanta Georgia convention of slave holding states.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mayor H. B. Gegan of West Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, advising the governor of the desired arrest of Mr. Fred Brewer for "conduct outrageous in character."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry Rozier Dulany at Baltimore, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, applying for an appointment as commissioner of deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter of recommendation from William F. Giles and others at Baltimore, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for Horace L. Emmons as commissioner of deeds in Maryland.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Hermon L. Emmons, Jr., to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting reappointment as a commissioner of deeds in Baltimore, Maryland. Enimons refers Ames to several judges as references for his application.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter of inquiry from William B. Hill at Baltimore, Maryland, to D. C. Kearns, concerning Hill's application for Mississippi Commissioner of Deeds in Maryland.