From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, of a $50.00 reward for the capture and return of George Wardlow, who has escaped from custody.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff William H. Harvey of Hinds County, Mississippi to A. G. Packer, giving physical description of Charles Godwin, who has escaped from custody.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Peter Crosby in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, describing a violent riot that occurred in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, resulting in multiple deaths.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, of a reward of $50.00 for the capture and return of Eli Anderson, who has escaped from custody.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, of a $250.00 reward for the capture and return of Charles Godwin, who is wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Mary Parish to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for a pardon of Samuel Parish, convicted of attempted rape. Includes recommendation of Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to A. K. Davis, informing Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis that prisoners Eli Anderson and George Wardlow escaped from custody.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. P. Scott to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking why E. H. Williams was not appointed to the Board of Supervisors of Issaquena County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from the circuit court of Rankin County, Mississippi, containing a copy of sentence of Elvin Logan to death for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, announcing the pardon of anyone convicted of a criminal offense while under orders of the Confederate government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from D. N. Quinn in Greenwood, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, recommending the appointment of A. M. Alexander as Justice of the Peace of Beat Five of Leflore County, Mississippi.