From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Thomas S. Gathright, principal of the Summerville Institute in Gholson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking exemption from Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Phil H. Gully at DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning local efforts to defend against a United States Army raid in the area.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Elisha Mosley to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus asking if it is legal for men to take horses for use by the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from O. J. Hunter requesting that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus issue passports to a group of ladies wishing to nurse soldiers hurt in the recent battle.