From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to General A. G. Packer, asking Packer to telegraph A. R. Howe about federal aid for overflow victims.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from A. R. Howe to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, summarizing telegraph from United States Secretary of War William W. Belknap about exhausted relief funds.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from United States Secretary of War William Belknap to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing the Governor that additional funds will need to be appropriated to provide Mississippi with assistance.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. A. Orr to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for Ames' help for a deaf mute who was indicted for assault and battery with intent to murder.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to A. R. Howe, containing letter in opposition to the reappointment of G. Wiley Wells to an unspecified position, presumably assistant.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George F. Brown to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting for assistance for overflow victims.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for information about those left destitute by the overflow.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James Hutchins to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for letter of recommendation for Hutchins' trip to Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a petition for pardon for Buck Jolly, convicted of larceny.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Peter Crosby to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing cover letter for list of overflow sufferers in Warren County, Mississippi. List not included.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Benjamin A. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a summary of a citizens' meeting in Vicksburg, Mississippi, concerning the overflow of the Mississippi River.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the superintendent of the Mississippi Penitentiary, containing a pardon for Robert Green, convicted of "willful shooting" and "exhibiting a deadly weapon".
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from Fred Barrett to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting for 1,000 rations for overflow sufferers.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from M. A. Harris to A. T. Morgan, containing list of overflow sufferers in Satartia district.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James W. Short to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a transcript of a resolution adopted by Vicksburg, Mississippi, to petition the Ames for overflow aid.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James D. Williford to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if there is a reward for "Nelson" and if so to issue a requisition for his arrest to Alabama.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James R. Chalmers to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the Governor's support for a position as a professor of law at the University of Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Sheriff of Kemper County, Mississippi, containing requisition for the arrest of Thomas Earles and his return to Tennessee to face a murder charge.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from Peter Crosby to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, thanking the Governor for his assistance for overflow victims.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from Major General William H. Emory to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that additional assistance for overflow victims cannot be provided.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from A. R. Howe to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that Mississippi is included in overflow relief bill, encourages the Governor to contact the United States Secretary of War, William W. Belknap.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from R. J. Canter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing the Governor of the influx of overflow victims into Tate County, Mississippi.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from Major General William H. Emory to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that the Major General cannot distribute rations that have been sent to Louisiana.
