From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. W. Purnell at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the upcoming election of a president for the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. H. Rivers to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a teaching position at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Dogan at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking permission to take his cotton to a factory.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Ratliff at Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for a draft to get more men into the Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Ashley D. Hurt at Florence, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his application for Greek language instructor at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Tom F. Pettus at Morton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting tents for the Morton Pine Knots, (Company H, 20th Mississippi Infantry).