From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. Allen Ross to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to veto a bill proposing to establish a city court in Greenville, Mississippi. Included is a note from Fred. Barrett, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of Ross's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John O. Quin to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing requisition from Louisiana for the arrest and delivery of two fugitives.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Robt. J. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the killing of F. P. Hilliard, a sheriff candidate in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Included is a secretarial note giving a summary of Ross's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to C. W. Loomis, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of Green Gillen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to C. W. Loomis, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of John Mayfield.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. C. Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, assuring Governor Ames that the signatures on a previous petition were added with consent of the signers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. B. Evans and R. P. Willing to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting remittance of forfeiture against A. B. Evans. Included is a secretarial note indicating the remittance was granted on February 25.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. D. Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending J. D. Barton of Tupelo, Mississippi, for the position of district chancellor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. D. Barton to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, advising Ames of the political situation in Lee County, Mississippi. (mdah_803-989-04-08 is a follow-up to this letter).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from several citizens of Lincoln County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to intervene in the case against a man sentenced to three years of hard labor in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from D. L. Wallace to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting that Ames issue Wallace's commission as chancery clerk in Columbus, Mississippi. Included is a note from Fred. Barrett, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of Wallace's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. W. Loomis, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of the release of three inmates whose sentences were commuted. Included is a note from Fred. Barrett, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of Loomis's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John M. Burke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting an amendment to a lien law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. D. Barton to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, following up about an earlier letter (mdah_803-989-04-06) advising Ames of the political situation in Lee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Requisition from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to Tennessee Governor John C. Brown, requesting the return of James Riley, charged with burglary, to be tried in Mississippi. Enclosed is a copy of the affidavit of B. F. Walker attesting to Riley's guilt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. W. Loomis, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of the expiration of the sentence of Green Gillen by commutation. Included is a note from Fred. Barrett, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of Loomis's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Order from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to sheriff of Copiah County, Mississippi, staying the execution of the forfeiture of a bond for A. B. Evans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to C. W. Loomis, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of Alexander Hines.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to C. W. Loomis, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of Jerry Russ.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. C. Crowder to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as constable of Beat 1 in Attala County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from K. Palmer-Lamreau to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Governor Ames of the proceedings of a meeting of the bar in Adams County, Mississippi.