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Letter from N. J. Hood to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; November 27, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter from N. J. Hood to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys writing to acknowledge the receipt of the Mississippi Governor's correspondence and to thank him for his reply concerning the acts committed in Chancellorsville, Virginia, upon the freedmen there. N. J. Hood also sends copies of orders issued in response.
Letter to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; December 8, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys stating that the writer had recently returned from Amite County, Mississippi and Franklin County, Mississippi where he saw and spoke to the Militia Captains. He, also, issued a general order in regards to the actions and behavior of some militia members ordering better action to be exemplified, and also, the arrest of any armed person disrupting the peace amongst the African American community.
Letter from John E. Meek to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 2, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John E. Meek to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames that African American voters were driven from polling places by force in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 5, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a proclamation of $100 reward or $50 each for the capture and return of Perry Doss and Andrew Young.
Letter from the Councilmen of Saltillo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 26, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from the Councilmen of Saltillo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting Ames to appoint J. C. Heidelberg to fill the mayor vacancy of Saltillo, Mississippi.
Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 3, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if the African American community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, could be repatriated to Africa because they have no rights in the county.
Letter to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; December 3, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys, acknowledging receipt of a communication from the Mississippi Governor answering and addressing issues raised in a previous communication. This letter discusses the legislature and the laws of the State in regards to the African American population and their rights.
Telegram from John F. Lamkin to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys; December 12, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Humphreys Collection. Telegram John F. Lamkins to Mississippi Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys requesting permission to disarm the African Americans.
Petition from W. B. Davis to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 19, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from W. B. Davis to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis for pardon of Madison Teat, indicted for murder.
Letter from J. A. Blair to Travis Rhodes; March 23, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. A. Blair to Travis Rhodes, claiming to have no knowledge of the alleged killing of a man by John Paul.
Letter to Travis Rhodes; January 26, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Travis Rhodes, detailing Democrat efforts to intimidate and suppress African American votes in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 17, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames if he can draw northern attention to land theft in Mississippi.
Letter from A. K. Davis to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 17, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. K. Davis to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, proposing measures to address the improprieties of the November election to the United States Senate.
Letter from E. Lindsey to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 6, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. Lindsey to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for help and advice because the African American population in Montgomery County, Mississippi, are worried that they will be enslaved again if the Democrats come to power.
Letter from James W. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 26, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James W. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting that it will not be possible for a Republican ticket to succeed because of armed Democrats with reinforcements from Alabama threatening to force African American voters to vote Democrat or not vote at all.
Letter from Abraham B. Burris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 13, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Abraham B. Burris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, pleading for arms and pledging to join a militia to defend the African American population of Warren County, Mississippi.
Letter from William Cauley to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 9, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Cauley to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if there will be protection for African American voters against voter intimidation in De Soto County, Mississippi.
Letter from L. J. Brittine to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 27, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from L. J. Prittine in Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames that Democrats in Lauderdale, Mississippi, acquired cannons to intimidate African American voters in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
Letter from A. L. Scott to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 30, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. L. Scott to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that Democrats near Edwards, Mississippi, have kept the African-American population intimidated and if nothing is done, they will not be able to vote or even register to vote.
Letter from Sheriff William A. Alcorn of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 15, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William A. Alcorn, Sheriff of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Charleston, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting help from Ames to keep the peace after racial violence erupted during voting registration.
Letter from J. P. Matthews to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 13, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. P. Matthews to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, including transcript of four statements detailing armed mobs of white men in Copiah County, Mississippi, who are threatening Republicans and the African American population.
Letter from E. C. Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 26, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. C. Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for help against raids by armed white men from Alabama allegedly killing poor African-Americans in Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Letter from John Adams to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 10, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John Adams to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of the bands of armed white men terrorizing African-Americans of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and warning Ames that threats have been made on his life.
Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 16, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing the office of Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames of the escape of Minor Robinson. Includes description of fugitive.
Letter from R. Holloway to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 16, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from R. Holloway to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, resigning as the mayor of Greensboro, Mississippi.