From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Resolutions from R. Charles Seay at the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad pledging to ship troops and munitions for free.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Receipt from Owens and Brother to Mississippi State Geologist Eugene W. Hilgard for the purchase of 6 boxes of matches for use of the Geological Survey of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Vannerson in Monticello, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms and equipment for a company of home guards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William L. Dowd in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that George C. Summey be appointed quartermaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Cannon in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for a home guard fo young boys and old men.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Trotter in Quitman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a position as recruiting officer for the Army of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Rand in LaGrange, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a commission in the army of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Sykes in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing Pettus that the "Monroe Guards" had been mustered in. (Company E, 14th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Simpson in Poplar Creek, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the establishment of a local militia made up of old men and young boys.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Brooke in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus urging Pettus to call the legislature into session to pass a debt relief law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Graves in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if a cavalry will be needed by the Confederate government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel J. Gholson in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning registration of the "Monroe Volunteers." (Company I, 14th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert McLain in Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his reasons for joining the army. (37th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Neville Edmunds in Louisville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the commissions of officers for the "Winston Guards." (Company A, 13th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Merry B. Harris in Gallatin, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a discharge for Mr. Taliaferro. (Company D, 12th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. C. Miller in Garlandsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the Governor that a military company had been organized in the community.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John J. Mitchell in Tippah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for a company of home guards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James M. Howry in Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing doctor D. Andrews to Governor Pettus.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. R. Russell in Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the state will accept a company of dragoons for service in the army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. H. Moore in Scott County, Iowa, to the Vicksburg Whig Editor concerning a plot to cut the levees and flood Mississippi farm land.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. H. Gwin in Coffeeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning vaccinations for a military company being raised in the community.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. W. Gill in Chulahoma, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning requesting arms for a local home guard unit.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. M. Collins in Marshall County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a surgeon's commission in the army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Eli Abbott in Egypt Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending doctor James H. Green for a surgeon's position in the army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from E. M. Alexander in Ripley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus withdrawing his request to serve as a surgeon in the army.