From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Carter Vis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to know the state of abolition in Mississippi from an economic and social point of view.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Kellis Store, Mississippi, by J. W. McDonald, requesting a recommendation from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus for a staff officer's position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from David Hubbard in Nashville, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the recruitment of Indians to the Southern cause.