From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Unfinished report from E. W. Laird, listing nominations for county officers from several counties. Notes include dates of appointments, names of officers, and notes of those who failed to qualify. At the end of the report, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn signs his name and requests the advice and consent of the Mississippi State Senate for the appointments.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Simonton at Shannon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending William M. Gaither for appointment as the United States revenue tax collector of Itawamba County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from citizens of Northeast Mississippi to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting protection for their region of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. N. Martin at Houston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending his brother H. K. Martin to be a salt agent for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Lieutenant J. M. Peeler in Company I, 5th Mississippi Infantry at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to transfer a man from the militia to his company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. K. Martin in Shannon Station, Mississippi, concerning the shipping of donated clothing to soldiers stationed in Kentucky.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Shannon, Mississippi, from Confederate Captain John M. Simonton, requesting arms for his company (Company I, 1st Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John M. Simonton at Shannon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus enclosing report of the election of officers to the "Mississippi Invincibles" of Itawamba County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Major E. W. Upshaw at Okolona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that his order had been sent to Confederate Major General Samuel Gholson at Shannon, Mississippi, by courier.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Major General Samuel J. Gholson at Shannon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that he had arrived yesterday with his command and is awaiting orders.