From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips at the Mississippi Salt Works to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the efforts of government officials to impress his enslaved labor force.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Shieldsboro, Mississippi, by F. R. Witter, proposing to raise a company of mounted scouts for seacoast defense in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac White in Kemper County, Mississippi, requesting permission from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to raise a company of cavalry.