From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Robert J. Davis, E. S. Fisher, and Jason Niles to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing recommendations that Robert J. Davis be appointed to the office of circuit court clerk in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of the letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. H. Hunter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning an order for Captains Dent and Parisot to "go out of the river."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. O. Brewer and Benjamin Donaldson at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Columbus, Mississippi, asking Clark to acknowledge receipt of a forwarded letter from John L. Macaulay of Havana, Cuba. (Forwarded letter not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from D. W. Johnston, assessor of Hancock County, Mississippi, at Gainesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that he had just received word of the tax on businesses in the state. Johnston also mentions a local businessmen who sells several goods in the same building, and asks if he must pay separate business tax for every good sold.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from O. J. E. Stuart at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Thomas D. Morgan for postmaster at Summit, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Joseph A. Barrow for a position in the postal service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George W. McLellan, United States Second Assistant Postmaster General, at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing an advertisement inviting proposals for carrying the United States mail. (Enclosed advertisement not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Second Assistant Postmaster General George W. McLellan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing advertisements for proposals from individuals interesting in carrying the mail in Mississippi. McLellan asks Sharkey to run the ad in a suitable newspaper. He also states he is enclosing a circular with instructions for the publisher. (Enclosed advertisements and circular not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George W. McLellan, United States Second Assistant Postmaster General, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that Postmaster General William Dennison has ordered daily mail service on the Southern Railroad of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petitions from citizens of Flewellyn's Crossroads in DeSoto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking that a post office be established in their town and that James A. Harris be appointed as town postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. V. Hughston at French Camp, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting Sharkey's aid in obtaining a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. Lacey at Marion Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a post office be established in the town and that B. F. Crawford be named Postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. R. Smith at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for the appointment as postmaster of Meridian, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from citizens of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to United States Third Assistant Postmaster General Alexander N. Zevely, asking C. P. Elgin be appointed as local mail agent of Corinth, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Burnett at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's recommendation as agent to establish postal routes in Mississippi. Burnett states that he is making his request at the suggestion of United States Postmaster General William Dennison.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Pastor Joseph B. Stratton at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending William Burnet to organize the mail service for the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James Fort at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending James Sims for United States mail agent for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Editor B. F. Jones at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a copy of the Internal Revenue Act be sent to him so that it can be published in the newspaper.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Okolona, Mississippi, to United States Postmaster General William Dennison, recommending N. B. Williams to be local postmaster if the post office is reestablished at their town.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from C. P. Elgin at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his application to be local mail agent of Corinth in light of Postmaster General William Dennison resuming the postal service in the South.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Handy at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if he needs to apply for a special amnesty since he had served as chief collector of the Confederate war tax in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from C. L. Evans at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that his mail be forwarded.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Probate Judge John A. Hancock at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, enclosing the amnesty oaths that he administered to the officials of DeSoto County, Mississippi. (Enclosed oaths not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from James M. Haynes at Lexington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking that he be appointed stamp agent for Holmes County, Mississippi. Included is an endorsement of Haynes from Doctor R. N. Montgomery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a local post office be opened and that John S. Vaughan be named postmaster.