From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. J. Gibson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that he has been relieved from the postmaster in Corinth, Mississippi, and asking the Governor to consider or give him another appointment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. D. Jones to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to say that the current Mayor of Corinth, Mississippi, has been appointed to the postmaster position, and if he resigns his Mayor's office Jones would like to recommend Dr. Dunn to the position.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas B. Danforth to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, resigning his position as the 5th District Constable and Postmaster citing his age as the reason. He goes on to recommend T. G. Wallace as his replacement.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Iuka, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that George P. Hammerly be appointed as town postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. M. Hankins at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, writing about his petition for a pardon, to which Sharkey had not yet responded.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. B. Mayes in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending S. T. Pierce, a wounded veteran, for postmaster of Yazoo City, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from the delegates of Winston County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending B. F. Woodward for postmaster of Louisville, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from H. W. Noe at Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, requesting the appointment to postmaster of the city. Enclosed is a petition from the citizens of Verona, Mississippi, supporting Noe's appointment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from L. B. Bains at Wahalak Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's endorsement of an enclosed petition from citizens of Kemper County, Mississippi, to United States Postmaster General William Dennison. The enclosed petition recommends Bains to be appointed as the local postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of DeSoto, Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Wilson J. Knight be appointed local postmaster.

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. Letter from Daniel W. McInnis in Covington County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if McInnis has to have a presidential pardon because he was a dispenser of spirits and a postmaster under the Confederacy. McInnis states that he was opposed to secession, remained a Unionist throughout the Civil War, and never actually took the oath of office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Copiah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that O. H. Johnson be appointed postmaster of Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Winfield S. Featherston in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Robert Simpson for the position of Postmaster of the town.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Middleton E. Owen be appointed postmaster.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Monroe County, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, asking Johnson to appoint Dr. R. A. Minnis as postmaster at Aberdeen, Mississippi. On the second page, a note from Minnis indicates that he sent this petition to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Sharkey endorse and forward the petition to Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from E. W. Wilkerson, postmaster and grocer at West's Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived. At the bottom of the page, Sheriff Lem Doty of Holmes County, Mississippi, endorses Wilkerson's petition and states that Wilkerson is "permanently crippled in his right-arm." On the reverse, J. A. P. Campbell also endorses Wilkerson's petition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William F. Poole at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, informing Sharkey that his appointment as postmaster for Grand Gulf and Port Gibson, Mississippi, had not arrived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Dan R. Russell at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending William Saunders for the position of town postmaster. Russell encloses a letter from Saunders to the United States Second Assistant Postmaster General at Washington, District of Columbia, applying for said position. Russell asks for Sharkey's approval of the enclosed application.

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 N. G. Nye at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, recommending T. Pierce as postmaster for Yazoo City, Mississippi. Pierce had an earlier petition sent on his behalf, but Nye was sick and unable to sign it.

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 citizens of Ripley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that he recommend to Postmaster General William Dennison, that Charles P. Miller be named as local 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.