From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for pardon of Henry Sullis. The pardon was granted.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. R. Miles to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting that Mississippi Governor Ames not pardon A. T. Morgan of murder prior to completion of his trial. Included is a note from one of Ames's private secretaries, giving a summary of Miles's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from R. B. Avery to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting Ames take action to bring Frank McDonald back to Mississippi to be tried for the murder of Joshua Lucas in 1871. Included is a note from Fred. Barrett, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of Avery's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for pardon while awaiting trial for the murder of Francis P. Hilliard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for John J. Calcote and W. Harrison Calcote wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for John O'Neill wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to All to whom these presents shall come, for John O'Neill wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Tennessee Governor D. W. C. Senter to Mississippi Adelbert Ames, for Sambo Cook, William J. Cook, Jake Collins, and James McRory for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for Willis and Robert Haddox wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Tennessee Governor W. G. Brownlow to Mississippi Adelbert Ames, for John Winters wanted for first degree murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Expense report from L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service Bureau, in the case of the killing of J. P. Connor at Winona, Mississippi, by Collins.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Memorandum from F. E. Adams to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, attaching the affidavit of W. W. Robinson attesting that Henry Hardy murdered Robert Parker in Jasper County, Mississippi, in August 1867. Adams requests for a transcript to be sent to him and that a reward be offered for Hardy's arrest in the amount of $200.00. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Adams's memo.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from L. Lea to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to review the case of State v. Nathan Gibson where Gibson was convicted. Lea is asking the Governor to commute Gibson's sentence from death to imprisonment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. J. Jamison to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking if there is a reward offered for the capture of Bob or Was. Langley for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Receipt from the State of Mississippi to William H. Washington, incurred during the pursuit of a Turner, also known as John Shelley, who was wanted for murder in Clarke County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from S. W. Ferguson, writing on behalf of Sheriff P. B. Starke of Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, updating Alcorn on the actions of the latest term of the circuit court and alerting Alcorn of the crowdedness of the jailhouse.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter written by W. B. Ogden on behalf of Mary Camps to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to Alcorn asking him to spare the life of her son's convicted murderer and commute his sentence to life imprisonment. She pleads with Alcorn, stating that Solomon Pitts, the accused, is an "uneducated" person and not able to appreciate his actions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Several reports from county circuit clerks from various counties in Mississippi tabulating the number of persons, broken down by race, brought into court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from P. B. Starke, Thos. W. Stinger, and T. J. Mitchell, members of a committee appointed to assess the affairs of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing the results of the committee's investigation into the condition of the penitentiary - including plantations leased by the penitentiary where some convicted persons, mostly African Americans, are made to perform labor - and its inmates. There are several pages of information concerning some inmates needing medical attention, some inmates whom the committee believed were improperly convicted, and recommended pardons or commutations of sentences. Appended are additional "special reports" concerning particular cases and persons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Certified copy of an indictment from the grand jury of Jackson County, Mississippi, against Silas Nelson for the murder of William Page. The original indictment was filed on June 13, 1871. This copy of the indictment is certified by Henry Kirkwood, clerk of the circuit court, and is dated December 6, 1871.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Robert Meeks of Jasper County, Mississippi, to H. F. Hewson, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary, describing the case of Lucy McCormick, a young African American girl who had been shot in Jasper County. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Meeks's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff Josiah Daily of De Soto County, Mississippi, to H. F. Hewson, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary, sending a description of George Washington who he alleges is guilty of the murder of Thomas Duncan. Included is a note from Hewson summarizing Daily's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Certified copy of an indictment from the grand jury of Carroll County, Mississippi, against three men for the murder of Arnold J. Brantley. The document is certified by R. C. Hansbrough, clerk of the circuit court. (This document is the enclosed indictment mentioned in mdah_786-973-07-11).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from R. C. Hansbrough, clerk of the circuit court of Carroll County, Mississippi, to H. F. Hewson, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary, enclosing a certified copy of an indictment against three men for the murder of Arnold J. Brantley. (Enclosed indictment is mdah_786-973-07-10).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Patrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that he believes that his life is in danger and that of his family due to his position against the Ku Klux Klan in his area. He also explains that he has some friends who are helping to protect him, but still fear the number of Ku Klux Klan outnumber his protection, he is asking for the Governor to look into his situation with regard to arresting the members of the Klan.