From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Edward Sheppen at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to have his appointment as commissioner of deeds renewed. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Sheppen's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Charles H. T. Collis at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, applying for appointment as a commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in Philadelphia. Collis is a United States Army veteran and former brevet major general of volunteers. Included is an endorsement of Collis from Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges James Thompson, John M. Read, and William Strong.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Jones S. Hamilton in Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, informing him that President Davis wants to meet him this evening at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Looxahoma, Mississippi, requesting that James O. Meriwether be exempted from Confederate Military service because of his plantation overseer duties.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John W. Thompson in Ripley, Mississippi, concerning the conviction of W. G. Smith, who has served six years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John W. Thompson in Ripley, Mississippi, requesting that a forfeiture bond against D. B. Wright be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Mississippi Senate Chamber requesting that Dr. P. W. Peoples be appointed surgeon of a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Ripley, Mississippi, by John W. Thompson, requesting a pardon for B. F. Jackson, convicted of alleged murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from B. F. Warsham in Ripley, Mississippi, recommending Dr. E. M. Alexander for a military surgeon's position in the Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Winston, cousin of Pettus, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a position in the Southern Army as surgeon for doctor Jas. Washington.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Hooper at the Confederate War Department to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a call on Mississippi to provide 3,000 troops to the Confederacy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. C. in Ripley, Mississippi, Falkner to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for two local militia companies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sixth annual report of the superintendent and physician of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mayor Daniel M. Fox of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, endorsing Henry Phillips Jr. for appointment as Commissioner of Deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Attorney Henry Phillips Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to O. H. Crandall in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding the letter of endorsement for Phillips' appointment as Commissioner of Deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Attorney Henry Philips Jr. at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames at Jackson, Mississippi, requesting an appointment as Commissioner of Deeds. O. H. Crandall responds stating that Philips must have good recommendations accompanying an application.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. Boyd Sheddan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting an appointment as commissioner of deeds for Mississippi in New York City, New York.