From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John M. Grant at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking permission to form a partisan ranger company for state service. Grant lists Judges Israel Welsh and William L. Harris and Confederate Brigadier General Reuben Davis as references.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Malcolm in Grenada, Mississippi, proposing a plan to protect the Mississippi River with cannons mounted on rafts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Rankin at Fordsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus tendering the services of "Marion's men" (Company F, 7th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and Histroy Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Watson and James Fort at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting weapons for a home guard company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. W. Gill in Chulahoma, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning requesting arms for a local home guard unit.