From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. H. Harrington to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting troops to protect an election in West Point, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. F. Simonton in Shannon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting military help to protect elections against bands of armed marauders and the Ku Klux Klan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to United States Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont, reiterating the need for federal troops to protect African Americans and secure the election.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. B. Allgood in Macon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting that Noxubee County, Mississippi, is in a state of terrorism, and requesting troops for protection.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Affidavit from A. Parker in Liberty, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, to extradite John Jackson and Stephen McGrautt, who are wanted for murder, from Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from J. N. Ellis, enclosing certification of Aaron B. Lowe as acting justice of the peace in Copiah County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. F. Simonton in Shannon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, describing vigilante violence against the African American population of Lee County, Mississippi, and requesting military protection.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from "C. E. C." in New Orleans, Louisiana to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if a reward is still being offered for the capture of Joseph Head, who is wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Union County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of Henry Folsom, who was convicted of murder. The case is in front of the Mississippi Supreme Court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Davis Sims to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing how Sims was warned on his way home from church that a group of armed men intended to kill him. He hid in the woods before fleeing to Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, threatening to murder more African-Americans in Warren County, Mississippi. The note on letter wrapper claims letter from the Ku Klux Klan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. W. McKisson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, warning that the current attitude of most Southerners near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is hostile towards carpetbaggers and African-Americans, as well as their southern allies; McKisson also claims that riots similar to the one in Clinton, Mississippi, will be common for at least another generation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from George Holmes to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Holmes's fleeing to Jackson, Mississippi, after being warned that a group of armed men intended to kill him. He does not feel safe to return home and harvest his crop without protection.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Jerry Carpenter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Carpenter witnessing the attempted shooting of a friend and fleeing to Jackson, Mississippi, after being warned that he would also be killed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Napoleon Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Walker's fleeing to Jackson, Mississippi from Clinton, Mississippi, after being warned that white men were looking for him with the intent to kill him. The statement includes corroborating testimony from David Whites and Pat Whites.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. I. Williams in Crystal Springs, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting his concern that white Democrats will attempt to violently overthrow the government of Copiah County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. K. Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, notifying Ames that the white population of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, has acquired guns and pistols, and is asking Ames for help against armed bands.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Alfred Moses to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing being wounded at the barbecue in Clinton, Mississippi, that was the inciting incident of the riot.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Henry Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Jones's experience being chased and shot at by a group of white men in Hinds County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Anthony Henderson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Henderson's fleeing from an armed band of white men from Clinton, Mississippi, and the disappearance of his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Eli Burrell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the alleged murder of Lewis Russell, Burrell's stepfather, by a group of armed white men from Clinton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Tony Robinson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Robinson's experience fleeing from the riots at Clinton, Mississippi, and being fired upon by white men on the road.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from S. B. Hall to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as pilot commissioner of the bay of Pascagoula, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Jesse Downing to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Downing's fleeing to Jackson, Mississippi, after being warned that a white man threatened to kill him for being "at the election" the previous Saturday. He does not feel safe to return home and harvest his crops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. J. Martin to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting that groups of armed white men are patrolling the streets of Hinds County, Mississippi.