From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W[illiam] F. Dowd at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the mustering in of a company in his regiment (24th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William W. Porter Fairfax Court House, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting Pettus' assistance in obtaining a commission.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Vannerson at Monticello, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a pardon for Jamison Dismukes, who was convicted of allegedly shooting Robert De Shelter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Rankin at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating that he is resigning as State Senator to serve in the Army (Company F, 7th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William F. Stearns at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a passport for Henry Whitehorne to travel to Canada.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending V. O. King for the position of regimental surgeon.

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 T. A. Graves at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that his company be allowed to keep their weapons (Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. R. Jones at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting an appointment as regimental chaplain.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Russell and Dunlap at Gainesville, Alabama to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning cotton purchased from the State Penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert Wood Jr. at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the application for discharge by A. J. Bettersworth.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert Robson at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the equipping of a cavalry company being raised in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from O. P. Anderson at Goodman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus suggesting that all persons subject to military duty be forced to drill in the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from O. Davis at Ripley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting instructions on what to do with the guns he has collected.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S[amuel] G. French at the Ordnance Office in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a requisition for $10,000.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Melancthan Smith at Columbus, Kentucky to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting winter uniforms for the men of his battery (Smith-Turner's Mississippi battery).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mat E. Morton at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning efforts to buy saber bayonets for the "Columbus Riflemen," (Company K, 14th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Blue at Brookhaven, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if cavalry companies will be accepted for service by the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John T. Ball at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Pilmore at Williamsburg, Virginia to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to transfer from a Louisiana regiment to a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. N. M. Harris at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the conviction of Florence O'Neil for alleged assault and battery with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. Dunning at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the organization of the "Copiah Horse Guards," Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G[eorge] W[ashington] C[ustis] Lee at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the appointment of Dr. H. Parkins as surgeon of the 4th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. C. Chandler at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting transportation for J. T. Booth to take clothing to the 11th Mississippi Infantry in Virginia.