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Letter from J. C. Byrd to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 10, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. C. Byrd in Lexington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting the reward money for the capture of escaped convict Robert S. Gerald.

Letter from John C. Humphreys; March 3, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John C. Humphreys containing a list of enslaved peoples at Claiborne County, Mississippi, naming their enslavers and where they have been sent to work.

Letter from P. Henry to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 25, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. Henry at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus listing the names of the enslaved people impressed to work on the railroad bridge across the Big Black River.

Letter from General Richard Winters to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 24, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from General Richard Winters at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an African American United States Army soldier that whipped Mrs. Fort, a resident of Madison County, Mississippi.

Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 19, 1874

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.

Legal Document from Anthony Henderson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 9, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Anthony Henderson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Henderson's fleeing from an armed band of white men from Clinton, Mississippi, and the disappearance of his family.

Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 17, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, remitting the fine of Jesse Bryant, Thomas Biglane, and Ephraim Magee, who were convicted of unlawful appropriation.

Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; Undated

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon for Willis Holmes, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill.

Petitions from Citizens of West Point, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 27, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of West Point, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of John Hendricks and Wesley Westbrook, who were both convicted of grand larceny and burglary.

Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 7, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of Lewis Goodwin who was convicted of grand larceny.

Petition from Noxubee County Sheriff W. M. Connor to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; November 15, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Noxubee County Sheriff W. M. Connor to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of L. S. Eskridge who was convicted of murder.

Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 25, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis for the pardon of Mitchell Welsh, who was convicted of murder. Includes Judge's recommendation against pardon.

Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 25, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to install Thornton Davis as Justice of the Peace of Issaquena County, Mississippi.

Petition from J. D. Stiles to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 7, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from J. D. Stiles in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of W. R. Spears, who was indicted for murder.

Petition from Citizens of Jasper County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 8, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Jasper County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Henry Sumrall, who was convicted of grand larceny. District Attorney and Judge declined to endorse pardon.

Letter from Major General Thomas J. Wood to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; March 14, 1866

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter from United States General Thomas J. Woods in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys, acknowledging his receipt of forwarded communications concerning the murder of an African American in Grenada, Mississippi.

Petition from several citizens of De Soto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 10, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from several citizens of De Soto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for pardon of Isaac Moore, convicted of shooting with intent to kill. Includes judge's endorsement.

Letter from H. I. Bird to James Hill; May 13, 1876

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Letter from H. I. Bird in Beauregard, Mississippi, to James Hill, recommending S. A. Parkman, H. Weathersby, and T. Pepper for registrars of Lawrence County, Mississippi.

Petition from the Citizens of Tunica County, Mississippi, to the Mississippi State Board of Registration; May 31, 1877

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Petition from the Citizens of Tunica County, Mississippi, to the Mississippi State Board of Registration, recommending slate for appointment as registrars in Tunica County, Mississippi.