From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from several citizens of Montgomery County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for clemency for Madison Teat, who was convicted of the murder of William Steen in April 1872.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sarah Brady, writing on behalf of her brother Frank Brady, who is imprisoned in Jackson under the name of John McKay, and claims that he is imprisoned for a crime that he is not guilty of. She explains how her brother came to get arrested for unknowingly transporting stolen goods. Ms. Brady is requesting a pardon for her brother so that he can come home and help support his widow mother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from William Morest at Grenada, Mississippi, to L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, stating what part of the state he is working in. He also states that the officials from several counties are cooperating with him in his investigation into the assassination of W. F. Brantley, mayor of Winona, Mississippi, and his tracking of fugitives who have escaped from jail in those counties. He recounts his conversation with Brantley's widow. Morest further explains his intentions to carry out the investigation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from J. J. Gainey to L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, describing how he got a young Mr. Woods to confess to being a member of "the three K's" and to being involved in shooting up a widow's home, and the murder of another African American man during said incident. Gainey states that he is enclosing affidavits of witnesses to the confession. (Enclosed affidavits not present).

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. Letter from F. Barksdale at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting cotton cards for impoverished people of the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel William N. Brown of the 20th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on his regiment's raid into Jones County, Mississippi, to hunt alleged Confederate deserters, as well as the need for cotton and wool cards for the citizens. (Brown states that he is enclosing a horse comb made by the struggling widow of a Confederate soldier. Enclosed item not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sharkey Matilda at Brownsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for Sharkey's aid in obtaining compensation for the damage allegedly done to her property by the United States Army. Included is a list of the property damaged.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. Emanuel, president of the Southern Railroad of Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, writing on the future financial prospects of the line.

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. Petition from Mrs. N. L. Wragg to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the cotton from the estate of her deceased husband David Wragg not be taxed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from R. A. Dowty, M. A. C. Kelsh, John Streker, B. Foley, and A. Bell at Fort Adams, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the taxes on their businesses be reduced.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from the citizens of Shubuta, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the retail tax on William H. Patton be waived, as he is a teenager supporting a widowed mother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Hanna North at Gallatin, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on her tavern be waived, as she is a widow already struggling to provide for herself.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Canton, Mississippi, seeking a nursing job for Mrs. Mary J. Terry, a widow.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter T. W. Winston, a former Confederate officer at Jonesville, Texas, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking whether he is exempt from the draft under the terms of the latest conscription exemption bill. Winston states that though he is thirty-four years of age and therefore within the age range of men eligible for conscription, he, his sister, and a W. H. Winston hold ninety five enslaved persons between their three properties. He further complains that he and his relatives have no one to oversee their properties.