From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. V. Thomas to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to issue an award for the capture of John Shaw, who is wanted on suspicion of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving notice of the Senate's confirmation of county officers for Warren and Itawamba Counties, Mississippi, as well as municipal officers for the town of Fulton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Captain W. B. Brown of Stephen Davenport's Cavalry Battalion at Fulton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that the unit was illegally turned over to Confederate Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that A. H. Raymond be appointed as commissioner to administer the amnesty oath.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Davenport at Tibbee Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a Cavalry Battalion he is organizing.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Davenport ar Fulton, Mississippi, notifying Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that he was sending down the muster rolls for the companies he had raised.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. C. Cummings in Fulton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending Alfred P. Gaither for a provost marshal's position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. V. Harris at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing Pettus that he has raised two cavalry companies to operate in North Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Ingle, a shoemaker, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have two soldiers detailed to work in his shop.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting that mechanic H. A. Trulove be exempted from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Fulton, Mississippi, by Confederate Captain Stokely E. Roberts, concerning his efforts to raise a company for the war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from D. N. Cayce at Fulton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus asking in 12-month companies will be accepted for military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. Weaver, member of the Itawamba County, Mississippi, Board of Police, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating there was a vacancy for a representative to the state legislature.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. C. Bramley in Bigby Fork, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a professorship in mathematics at the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Deposition of voter registration from Jack Rogers Ford of Guntown, Mississippi, sworn before Elections Commissioner J. V. Thomas of Itawamba County, Mississippi. Document includes an attached sample state Democratic electoral ticket.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Deposition from I. M. Shellman of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames regarding voter registration. Attached is a sample ballot Democratic state ticket.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Deposition from I. M. Broom of Lee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, regarding voter registration. Attached is a sample ballot Democratic state ticket.