From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Voucher for F. W. White explaining that he is authorized to receive money on behalf of the Mississippi and Tennessee railroads.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sworn statement from T. C. Rhodes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating that he witnessed Zachariah Erkwood assault L. C. Rhodes.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the Secretary of State for the State of Tennessee J. E. R. Ray stating resolutions of the state of Tennessee that call for the South to unite against the Republican Party.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Trotter in Quitman, Mississippi, seeking commission as a Major General in the State Volunteers.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Sykes in Washington, D. C., to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the manufacture of rifles for the state.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Meriman in Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting clemency for the son of Mrs. Mary Jacobs.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. C. Bramley in Bigby Fork, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a professorship in mathematics at the University of Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Shelby in Brandon, Mississippi, asking for clemency for Matthew Jordan who was convicted of betting with a minor.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Theo Lewis at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, arsenal to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the governor of the shipment of arms and ordinance to Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter of requisition for Anderson Harris from Tennessee Governor Isham G. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. H. Brooks in Sacramento, California, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for clemency for John B. Martin who was convicted for manslaughter.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert S. Perry in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for clemency as an inmate of the Mississippi Penitentiary.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Richard Harrison in West Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus suggesting professor Quinche of Aberdeen Mississippi for a position at the University of Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. W. Gibs in Columbia, South Carolina, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus estimating the cost of printing a geological report.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. B. Brown in Olive Branch, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus suggesting J. A. P. Campbell as director of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. H. Hamilton in Shuqualak, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding payment for the Samuel Chapman Order.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Geologist E. W. Hilgard in Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding estimations for printing services for the state of Mississippi.
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.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. C. Moore in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting rifled muskets for the a militia unit named the Volunteer Southrons commanded by Moore.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Joseph Barbiene in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the establishment of direct trade between Southern states and Europe.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jane White in Rome, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting clemency for Sidney A. White who was convicted for "stealing" an enslaved person.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James R. Chalmers in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting cadet muskets for a local militia unit.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jackson, Mississippi, from the delegates to the Atlanta, Georgia, convention of slave holding states to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. K. Craig in Jackson, Mississippi, to T. O. Harrison asking about family members and discussing his life in prison.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. D. Williams in Wesson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus providing proof that his brother did not kill a man named Davis.
