From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Thomas McLeod to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting a list of persons who have murdered others within Covington County, Mississippi, and who are on the run and have escaped to other states. (The letter includes names and brief descriptions of the offenders.)
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Dr. J. M. Baylis in Jones County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the 1864 election of sheriff and probate judge for Jones County, Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from U. Bourne in Brandon, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the United States Army was four miles west of Westville, Mississippi, at 9 o'clock last night.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Joshua Burkhalter in Covington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting exemption from military service as he is a justice of the peace.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. G. Wilkinson at Williamsburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a passport to travel to Georgia to buy cotton and wool cards.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. W. Boleware at Williamsburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting authority to capture a deserter from the 7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. D. Magee at Williamsburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the acceptance of his company for service (Company B, 6th Mississippi Battalion).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Graham, Captain of the "Mississippi Tigers," to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the status of his company.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James A. Graham in Williamsburg, Mississippi, tendering the services of a company for the state militia.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from B. Taylor in Williamsburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that a fine against John P. Foxworth, Thomas B. Johnson, and Jesse C. Mott be remitted.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. S. McMillen in Williamsburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting Clemency for Evan Powell.
