From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Legal document from citizens of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, certifying that J. M. Randall is well-qualified to be the dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James Cole at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his small business be waived. Cole states that he is elderly and suffering from scrofula, and that he has a wife to support. Probate Judge David Armes signs his support for Cole.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from F. H. Duquercron at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his small pharmaceutical business be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from Caroline M. Burnes at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on her inn be waived, as she is an impoverished widow. Burnes's petition is sworn before and witnessed by Probate Judge David Ames on July 28, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that C. A. Sullivan be appointed District Attorney for the 6th Judicial District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Captain D. M. Graves, commanding the 12th Indiana Cavalry at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that he has administered the amnesty oath to several of the officials of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. P. Montgomery in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus tendering the services of an independent cavalry company.