From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Aberdeen, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, asking that W. H. H. Meek be appointed postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from Flowers Place, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking the release of S. J. Ellis from military duty as he is the local blacksmith.