From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John W. Randolph to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as chancery and circuit clerk of Sunflower County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Aaron Smith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as the supervisor for Sumner County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Alfred T. Goshorn to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, giving suggestions for Mississippi's display at the 1876 Philadelphia World's Fair.