From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Statement from Sampson L. Lamkin, the clerk of the circuit court of Pike County, Mississippi, at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, certifying that Stephen McClendon has no indictments against him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Application from Stephen McLendon, Jesse Wallace, and W. A. Barr in Pike County, Mississippi, asking to be appointed dispensers of spirituous liquors for the county. Charles Bancroft, clerk of the probate court for the county, certified the application.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Robert H. Felder, sheriff and tax collector at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking questions about when and how a new tax on businesses applies. In postscript, Felder asks Sharkey to respond fully as some persons are allegedly trying to evade the tax.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from P. Browning, the postmaster at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking him to authorize Browning to make a contract to get the mail delivered from Holmesville to the station at Magnolia, Mississippi, to get mail from both points of the railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas R. Stockdale at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing Confederate Lieutenant Haris of Louisiana who wants to organize a battery of light artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. R. Johnson at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if he is exempt from militia duty because he is the coroner of Pike County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Brent in Holmsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for exemption from militia duty as he was an overseer for several local families.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from citizens of Alabama to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus vouching for the loyalty of David Henderson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John T. Lamkin at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a pardon for Charles Campbell so that he can join the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from D. W. Duke at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting Pettus offer a reward for J. H. Hodnutt, who allegedly killed George R. Cook.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Parham B. Williams from Pike County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus tendering the services of a miltary company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant James M. Nelson of the "Quitman Guards" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus urging formal military training for officers. (Company E, 16th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff R. H. Felder of Pike County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, enclosing a petition for requisition from the Governor of Louisiana for escapees Charles Harris and Joseph Richardson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff R. H. Felder of Pike County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting on the escape of Joseph W. Head who was charged with murder, and J. L. Wynn who was charged with horse theft, from the Pike County, Mississippi, jail.