From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from William M. Pollan at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that he and others are not trying to keep a secret organization but that they wish to replace some disloyal office holders in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Attached is a petition from the clerk of the probate court of the county, listing the positions Pollan and his associates wish to replace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter written on behalf of Angeline Thomas to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting that Alcorn look into why property that was willed to Mrs. Thomas, an African American woman, by Thomas Williams (who died in 1858) has not been given to her by the courts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from H. L. Muldrow, W. S. Parks and J. S. Reid, containing a true bill of indictment against James R. Ellis, former probate clerk, for his role in the theft of a bond belonging to the sheriff. Other written legal items from other county officials included. (Item is fragile and torn).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. M. Strickland, Thomas D. Isom, and George D. Fee, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. Delay, clerk of the county probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Sarah Garrett at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that she be pardoned for her crime of allowing enslaved persons to trade as freemen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that S. S. Mellen, principal of the Goodman Institute, be discharged from the 1st regiment, Mississippi State Troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John B. Carpenter, E. H. Hicks, and M. Eiseman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by George W. Shackleford, probate judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of Andrew Gibb, Isaac J. Fouché, and Noah D. Link, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. J. Epperson, justice of the peace, and John Brumfield, clerk of the county probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete printed circular from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to the sheriffs of Mississippi calling on them to enforce the laws of the state and to arrest Confederate deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Stephen D. Hunter of the 19th Mississippi Infantry be exempted from military duty to take his post as county tax assessor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Legal document from citizens of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, certifying that J. M. Randall is well-qualified to be the dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the local militia be returned so they can grow crops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan, a veteran of the 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles (United States), at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, regarding Pollan's election as probate judge and the organization of the militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Attala County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking a pardon for a man convicted of selling liquor without a license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Attala County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Dr. E. H. Anderson be pardoned for allegedly illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Affidavit and appeal from Lucinda Cantrill and Mary Jane Smyth, arrested for burglary and larceny, at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, stating under oath that they are not guilty and asking that they be released from jail in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The affidavit is sworn before and witnessed by Stephen A. Brown, probate judge and justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the probate judge, sheriff, and court clerks of Carroll County, Mississippi, certifying that William A. Strong is well qualified to serve as a dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John F. Farmer in DeSoto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, applying to be a dispenser of spirituous liquors and enclosing a letter of recommendation for his application. The enclosed recommendation is a letter from the De Soto County probate judge, sheriff, and clerks, certifying that Farmer is qualified to be a dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Hamilton Cooper at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the state government send in troops to break up and arrest the band of alleged Confederate Army deserters operating in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. B. Mayes and other officials of Copiah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, recommending Martin Falen to be dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Alexander Roy in Carroll County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a commission as dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete printed circular sent by Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to the various county sheriffs in the state, announcing his proclamation of amnesty for alleged deserters if they serve in the Confederate Army for thirty days. (Circular is damaged).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Sworn statement from John W. Boyd and others in Sunflower County, Mississippi, offering a bond of $5,000 as required for his license as dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Document containing a statement from several officials of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, that Henry H. Gorin is qualified to be dispenser of spirituous liquors, as well as the bond of Gorin and his sureties L. Newburger and Marshall Newberry. The document also includes a sworn statement witnessed by William Cook, a justice of the peace, certifying that Newburger and Newberry are respectively worth $5,000. A final statement, also witnessed by Cook, certifies that Gorin will carry out the duties of dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Statement from T. D. Barbour, Judge H. H. Fulty, and Sheriff James Reedy at Lexington, Mississippi, certifying that John A. Durden of Holmes County, Mississippi, is qualified to carry out the duties of dispenser of spirituous liquors.