From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of the State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of the escape of Ephraim Day.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George Steward at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Jackson, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a pardon for himself for a murder conviction.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Duncan F. Kenner to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, acknowledging the request for rations and stating that they were shipped from New Orleans, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Finnis H. Little in Aberdeen, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, requesting $1,000 for property damage that was caused by the Tombigbee River overflow for Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Sheriff of Bolivar County, Mississippi, containing the pardon of John Williams, who was charged with manslaughter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi, containing the remittance of the forfeiture against D. W. Jones and C. S. Bill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James S. Johnston in Jefferson County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the applications for tax exemption of churches.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from H. B. Whitfield to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, containing the details of the compromise in the settlement payments for E. A. J. M. McHenry, who was the former Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.