From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, expressing his opinion that some men in Tippah County, Mississippi, and Tishomingo County, Mississippi, should be exempted from militia duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest of Captain James M. Burton, a Confederate scout.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending Captain John O. Gresham for state salt agent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lucien M. Beam at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he be allowed to raise a county militia company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. A. Orr at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Lucien M. Bean for command of a state militia company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George S. Gaines in State Line, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, complaining about federal policies which he says are encouraging formerly enslaved people to leave plantations. Gaines is frustrated that plantation owners can no longer legally exercise control over African Americans and their labor. He complains that planters cannot produce enough cotton, corn, and other crops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate General William J. Hardee concerning the seizure of a shipment of wheat at Egypt Station, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James W. Anderson in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a pardon for his relative W. H. Pierce.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain John T. Shaaff, Chief Commissary Officer at Morton, Mississippi, to W. E. Moore concerning charges against Captain John S. Kennedy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus's aide at Jackson, Mississippi, to General J. Z. George, concerning the seizure of a shipment of wheat meant for the poor families of Jasper County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Jackson, Mississippi, to L. J. Fleming, the Superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, concerning the shipment of family supplies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lee Fleming, Superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a shipment of wheat meant for poor families in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John S. Kennedy at the Office of the Commissary at West Point, Mississippi, ordering Adam Charlie to turn over a wheat shipment to W. W. Kennedy. (Two copies of the letter).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James H. Rives at Meridian, Mississippi, informing W. Carlisle, an official of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, of the seizure of some wheat.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James H. Rives at Meridian, Mississippi, to L. J. Fleming concerning transportation of family supplies on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. K. Martin, a government agent at Houston, Mississippi, to Adam Charlie, concerning the shipment of government wheat on the railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. M. Gillespie, Captain in the 3rd Mississippi Infantry at Egypt Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning seven deserters from his company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Eli Abbott at Egypt Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the election of a board of directors for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. M. Gunn at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing Mr. Bacon, who is seeking an appointment as an impressment agent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George Wood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking permission to ship corn by railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Eli Abbott in Egypt Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending doctor James H. Green for a surgeon's position in the army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Eli Abbott in Egypt Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting Pettus to attend a stockholders meeting of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that the United States Army was moving west from the neighborhood of Egypt, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from R. L. Cannon at West Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that the United States Army attacked Colonel Weir near Egypt, Mississippi, on December 28, 1864, and had moved toward Grenada, Mississippi.