From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Henry Joseph Ranney, President of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad, concerning transportation for 50 bales of cotton.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to F. H. Hatch in Pascagoula, Mississippi, asking if he has received any orders from Richmond, Virginia, concerning the importation of salt.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from D. Flanery in Meridian, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the cavalry that made the raid from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to Tangipahoa are now back in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking the Governor to obtain salt to meet the needs of the local people.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Agreement from James Gonegal to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to supply the state of Mississippi with 50, 000 sacks of salt in exchange for cotton.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, concerning a shipment of cotton.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to the Edward C. Elmore, Treasurer of the Confederate States of America, concerning export duties on cotton.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Various papers concerning the exchange of cotton for salt. Moved to Box 25880.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, drawing up a business agreement with Adolphus Minuet to exchange cotton for salt.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. D. Morgan in Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning local citizens trading with and spying for the United States forces in the area.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert Montgomery in Brookhaven, Mississippi, warning Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus that the United States Navy could use inland rivers for movement of troops.
