From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi Governor John J. McRae at Buckatunna, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if the state can provide him with transportation to Oxford, Mississippi, to attend the University of Mississippi Board of Trustees meeting. McRae also expresses his desire to make an application to President Andrew Johnson for pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from former Mississippi Governor John J. McRae near Buckatunna, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, applying to Sharkey for help in getting a pardon for his participation in the Confederate rebellion.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from General J. Z. George at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus submitting a report on the operations of his command in the last ten days.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Wayne County, Mississippi, recommending J. G. Markham for the position of auditor of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John J. McRae in Buckatunna, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the governor's appointment of George S. Gaines as secession commissioner to Florida.