From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. S. Martin at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting financial assistance for the "Vicksburg Sun" newspaper.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. G. Kendall in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus of an effort on the Gulf Coast to defeat him in the upcoming election.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Martin in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a "personal favor" requested of the Governor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Laz Lindsey in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for clemency for a inmate of the state penitentiary.