From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of B. D. McGowan who was convicted of aiding the escape of a convict.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Letter from R. L. Hendersen, Sheriff and tax collector of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to Thomas S. Gathright, recommending M. L. Jenkins and Joseph Mitchell for county registrars.