From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Sarah James Hopkins to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that her son, William, be pardoned so that he can join the Confederate military. Hopkins's petition is witnessed by Thomas Long, justice of the peace. On the reverse, several citizens of Clarke County, Mississippi, endorse the petition.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from George Barnes at Greenwood, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the transportation of cotton intended for impoverished families of Confederate soldiers on the Southern Railroad of Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Caroline Burrus to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey asking that the tax on her inn be waived, as she is a widow and very poor.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Printed proclamation from Minnesota Governor Stephen Miller addressed to the people of Minnesota. Miller emphasizes the contributions of Minnesotans in crushing the late Confederate rebellion. He reminds Minnesotans of their duty to memorialize the dead and to care for the Civil War's survivors. Miller suggests establishing a soldiers' home for veterans with disabilities or illnesses.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Hunt asking help for Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, widow of a Confederate soldier, who is sick and in destitute circumstances.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from General Samuel J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have the widow of Thomas Baldwin paid for the value of his horse, which was captured.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the destitute wife of a Confederate soldier in Magnolia, Mississippi, seeking aid from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charlotte Smiley at Union Church, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the bounty to be paid to the widows of Confederate soldiers.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mary A. Jones, widow of a Confederate Army veteran, in Natchez, Mississippi, seeking aid to help take care of her children.
