From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from citizens of Adams County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting that Thomas Jenkins, convicted of assault on Jefferson Banks, an African American, be released to care for his family. The petitioners ask Ames to use his influence with United States President Ulysses S. Grant to secure Jenkins' release. The petition is endorsed by Sheriff William Noonan of Adams County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from L. R. Yerger on behalf of the citizens of Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Attorney-General Jasper Myers, requesting that prisoner George Goodsby, a freedman convicted of assault with intent to commit manslaughter, be pardoned and released. Yerger mentions notable citizens who are in favor of the petition such as Judge A. B. Longstreet, former chancellor of the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Blank form letter to the Adjutant General of the United States Army. The form is divided into columns with space to list names of military personnel on trial in civil courts, related dates, the specific courts in which personnel are being tried, and the offences for which personnel are being tried.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from West Virginia Secretary of State John S. Witcher at Wheeling, West Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, transferring one copy of acts of legislation in 1868 from West Virginia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. N. Hanley at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames that a "horrid and cold blooded murder" was allegedly committed by one John Bonner in Copiah County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. E. Osborn in Brooklyn, New York, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting an appointment as commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi. The letter includes an endorsement from Brooklyn Mayor Martin Kalbfleisch and City Judge George Thompson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. E. Osborn at Brooklyn, New York, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, acknowledging appointment as commissioner for the state and enclosing a formal application with letters of recommendation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. E. Dodge of Phelps, Dodge and Company in New York City, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending that his nephew be appointed a commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from the New Jersey State Librarian C. Jesse Mulford at Trenton, New Jersey, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the transfer of documents to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter of recommendation from Illinois Lieutenant Governor William Bross at Chicago, Illinois, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for Henry Wisner as Commissioner of Deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. P. Burditt, acting Superintendent of the Memphis, Tennessee, Metropolitan Police, to L. S. Moore, containing a certified copy of agreement to pay one-third reward for the apprehension of an unnamed individual.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James M. Clay, Sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi, to Colonel Handy Hutson, stating that the African-American man returned to custody under the name of Jasper Mulligan was actually convicted under the name Joe Lewis.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter of affidavit from N. H. Simrall at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Brigadier General George C. McKee, concerning the pardon of United States Army veteran Parvin and Confederate veteran Johnson on the charge of mule theft.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Thomas Shackleford, Elza Jeffords, and Ephraim G. Peyton, judges of the Mississippi High Court of Errors and Appeals, approving the "Mississippi Report."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John Leftwich, Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending Henry P. Woodard for commissioner of deeds. (Letter is the enclosed document mentioned in mdah_784-968-04-08).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from First Lieutenant John Tyler, acting Assistant Adjutant General, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi State Auditor Thomas T. Swann, concerning the temporary appointment of a District Attorney for Clark County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from First Lieutenant John R. Hynes, Military Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Captain D. C. Kearns, requesting that Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames forward a petition regarding state prisoner D. K. Young.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Judge J. M. Smiley of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, at Liberty, Mississippi, to Adjutant General John Tyler of the Fourth Military District, indicating that state courts are taking no action regarding the murder case of a Mr. Sargeant's father.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John G. Blackwood at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the purchase of surplus former Confederate foundry equipment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from I. V. Enochs to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the transfer of escaped prisoner Joe Lewis.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry P. Woodard at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, enclosing a letter of recommendation from John W. Leftwich, Mayor of Memphis, for Woodard's appointment as commissioner of deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George M. Whiting at Raleigh, North Carolina, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting consideration of appointment as Commissioner of Deeds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, with an application attached concerning requested information on legal cases involving both civilians and military.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Alexander H. McGuffey at Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, seeking reappointment as Mississippi commissioner to administer oaths in Ohio.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter of inquiry from Alex Pattison at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning Mississippi convention warrants and their payment out of Reconstruction funds.