From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. F. M. Holladay at Daleville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that, due to the calling out of the state militia, there are not enough white men left to exercise control over the local enslaved population.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. H. Cochran in Daleville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning his discharge from the Confederate Army for a disability.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Daniel McWilliams in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus who was seeking an exemption from militia duty as he owned a tanyard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Elisha Mosley to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus asking if it is legal for men to take horses for use by the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Peter Ulrick in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering his services as an experienced sailor to the state of Mississippi.