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Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; Undated

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.

Letter from Colonel N. A. M. Dudley to Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth; January 7, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Colonel N. A. M. Dudley at Natchez, Mississippi, to Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth, requesting a warrant for the arrest of W. T. Hewett, alleged attempted murderer of United States Congressman George C. McKee, in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.

Deposition from G. B. Kienbell; November 30, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Deposition of voter registration from G. B. Keinbell of Ripley, Mississippi. Document includes an attached National Union Republican state electoral ticket with some candidate names crossed out. The word "for" in the Republican slogan "for the Constitution" is also crossed out and replaced with the word "against."

Deposition from R. K. Byrn; November 30, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Deposition of voter registration from R. K. Byrn of Shiloh, Mississippi. Document includes an attached National Union Republican state electoral ticket with some candidate names crossed out. The word "for" in the Republican slogan "for the Constitution" is also crossed out and replaced with the word "against." Also attached is a fragment of a note from clerk A. M. Green.

List; January 1, 1870

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of appointments to office by Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the year 1869.

Telegram and list from General James R. Chalmers to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 25, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Brigadier General James R. Chalmers at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, requesting that Clark order the disbanded Mississippi militia to arrest stragglers, deserters, and conscripts. Attached is an incomplete, partially damaged list of several Mississippi counties and towns.

Newspaper clipping; Undated

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Newspaper clipping listing Mississippi's state executive and judiciary officers for the year 1859. Included are salaries, terms of office, information on elections, terms of courts, and the times and places that courts are held. (On the obverse, the printed year 1859 is crossed out in two places and the year 1868 notated in pencil on the side).

Letter and list from Sarah Coombs to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 10, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sarah Coombs at Helena, Arkansas, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, reporting on soldiers hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee. Coombs also encloses a list of hospitalized soldiers and asks Pettus to publish it.

Report from the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 1, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sixth annual report of the superintendent and physician of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum.

Letter from Rees Fitzpatrick to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 15, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rees Fitzpatrick in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi John J. Pettus concerning making a sword for Major Earl Van Dorn to be presented to him by the state of Mississippi.

Letter from W. C. Falkner to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 28, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. C. in Ripley, Mississippi, Falkner to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for two local militia companies.

Letter from G. M. Fowler to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 9, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. M. Fowler in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the sale of bonds to help fund the war effort.

Letter from W. W. W. Wood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 28, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the Natchez brass and iron foundry providing cannon and ammunition to the state.

Letter from Howell Hines to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 14, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Howell Hines in Jefferson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an alleged insurrection by enslaved people in the area.

Letter from Louisiana McDonald to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 24,1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisiana McDonald at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus inquiring about his son, Philip McDonald, who joined a military company in Natchez, Mississippi.

Letter from J. B. Morey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 18, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Morey, an ordnance officer, at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning the alteration of arms for the state of Mississippi.

Letter from Samuel J. Nix to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 21, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel J. Nix in Liberty, Mississippi, requesting arms for the "Liberty Guards," (Company E, 22nd Mississippi Infantry).

Letter from William K. Douglas to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 26, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Washington, Mississippi, by William K. Douglas, who offers to serve as an agent collecting blankets to give to soldiers.

Letter from W. W. W. Wood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 13, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a commission in the Confederate Army.

Letter from Henry H. Atmar to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 24, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jackson, Mississippi, by Henry H. Atmar, concerning the mustering in of the "Gaines Invincibles."

Letter from W. W. W. Wood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 22, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood in Natchez, Mississippi seeking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus' aid in obtaining a commission in the Confederate Army.

Letter from D. W. Duke to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 1, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. L. Cornerly at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting Pettus offer a reward for J. H. Hodnutt, who allegedly killed George R. Cook.

Letter from General Charles G. Dahlgren to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 1, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Charles G. Dahlgren in Natchez, Mississippi, concerning his plan to arm and equip soldiers.

Letter from Provost Marshal Howell Hinds to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 5, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Provost Marshal Howell Hinds in Fayette, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning a man placed in jail for making pro-Union statements.

Letter from Sarah Stowers and Fannie Fauntleroy to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 2, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sarah Stowers and Fannie Fauntleroy in Washington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking that their husbands be released from Confederate military service.