From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two letters from Edward Hazlewood at London, England, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning outstanding debts owed by the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James F. Trotter at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that his son Thomas be exempted from military duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Francisco Gomez, an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking to be released from confinement.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Cothran at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking an appointment for C. J. Liddell, an officer in the 4th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Wade at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting the Governor's help in obtaining a military position for "General Hornsby."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James J. Durham in Kosciusko, Mississippi requesting an appointment as drill officer for new Confederate Army troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Pilmore at Williamsburg, Virginia to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to transfer from a Louisiana regiment to a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Smylie concerning a plan to buy guns from Europe and bring them into the Confederacy through Mexico.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisiana McDonald at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus inquiring about his son, Philip McDonald, who joined a military company in Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. L. Crumbey in Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus proposing to organize a company of home guard made up of married men.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles W. Read in Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering his services as a naval officer. (Officer on CSS Arkansas, and many other ships)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Beverly Matthews in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending William B. Wade for Brigadier General of Mississippi militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. S. Quin in Palo Alto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus proposing to raise a company of mounted volunteers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Hancock in Marion County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus explaining the sentiment for secession among the citizens of the county.