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 three hundred citizens of Warren County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, warning Ames that if protection is not provided for African American voters in Warren County, Mississippi, then they will not vote.