From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Fryday at Coffeeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that Union men be driven out of Calhoun County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W[illiam] H. Stubblefield at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if 12 months men can transfer to his company (Company B, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T[homas] J. Koger at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have his company designated "Company A" of their new regiment (41st Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. W. Caskey at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning payment for goods purchased to be used in the Oxford soldier's hospital.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sheriff J. H. Jones in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning hardships caused by having to pay the military tax in treasury notes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George W. Randolph at the Confederate War Department to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning authority granted to Mr. Yerger to raise a regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel McCalister at Union Mills, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that the court fine against him be dropped.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert Richardson at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a surgeon's commission.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. Willoughby at Columbia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus complaining about the prices being charged by Jewish store owners in Marion County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. J. Durr at Simpson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting officer's commissions for the "Simpson Greys," (Company A, 39th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to General G[ustave] T. Beauregard requesting that D. T. Van Ness be allowed to pass through Confederate lines.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Luling Manning in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Will S. Bailey concerning cotton belonging to resident aliens being stored at Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Luling Manning and Company at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning cotton belonging to resident aliens being stored at Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J[ohn] C. Sronce at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus applying for the position of post commissary of Holly Springs.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James H. Gaillard at Tupelo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the local Ladies Aid Society donating their jewelry to help pay for a Confederate Navy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Blair at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning cotton being stored along the Tombigbee River that needs to be moved.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. Trotter at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that Pettus recommend him for a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. W. T. Daniel at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a position as Quartermaster in Grenada.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. Moseley at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the organization of the Pettus artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. M. Walsh at Herbert, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting officer's commissions for the ""Neshoba Dixies,"" (Company E, 35th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George S. Pickell at Newton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if he can recruit men already serving in 12 month regiments.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Reuben Davis at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the current political climate in the Confederate capital.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. W. Humphreys at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus introducing H. N. Spencer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. F. Neill at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting tents and equipment for his command (30th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from E. W. Smith at Abbeville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting marching orders for the "Smith Rifles," (Company C, 34th Mississippi Infantry).