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. Petition from the citizens of Lee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone, supporting the appointment of J. M. Swanson as constable of District 2 in Lee County, Mississippi.