From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of the State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of the release of five inmates from the Penitentiary due to commutation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to Superintendent of the Mississippi State Prison William Noonan, containing a pardon of Henry Hunter, convicted of bigamy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from T. J. Mitchell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting on the health of prisoner Henry Hunter, convicted of bigamy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Marshall County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of J. T. Baker, who was convicted of retailing without a license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, containing the commutation of the sentence of George Moss, who was convicted of burglary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of the State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of the imminent release of George Moss, who was convicted of burglary and larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of David Dora, who was convicted of rape. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from L. M. Wofford to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing the requisition for the capture and return of William Reed to Alabama to face charges of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of George C. Edwards, who was convicted of murder. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of William Jefferson, who was convicted of assault and battery with the intent to kill. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, containing the pardon of Mana Smith, who was convicted of assault and battery with the intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Sheriff of Bolivar County, Mississippi, containing the pardon of John Williams, who was charged with manslaughter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi, containing the remittance of the forfeiture against D. W. Jones and C. S. Bill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Governor Ames of the release of two inmates from the state penitentiary by commutation.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George H. Lester in Coffeeville, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending a commutation of sentence for John Anderson, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from citizens of Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Nelson Arnold, who was convicted of robbery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from G. W. Haynie in Noxubee County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of himself, who was convicted of intent to commit manslaughter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. J. Campbell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting remittance of forfeiture of surety on M. R. Spears. Remission of forfeiture has also been included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from D. P. Master to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting aid for himself and six children.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Sheriff of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, containing a stay of execution of William and Jesse Jones, convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, a petition for pardon for Wash Bell, convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Sheriff of Scott County, Mississippi, enclosing a commutation of sentence of William and Jesse Jones, convicted of murder, to life in prison.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from T. B. Stout to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that Elisha Swaim, charged with murder in Mississippi, has been arrested in Arkansas.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a commutation of the sentence of Fred Jenkins, convicted of stealing money.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. Byrd in Jackson, Mississippi to Colonel Fred Barrett, summarizing the case of George Crutcher.