From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the superintendent of the Mississippi Penitentiary, containing a pardon for Robert Green, convicted of "willful shooting" and "exhibiting a deadly weapon".

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from several citizens of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon before trial for Avent, Jones, and Woods. Included is a note from I. N. Osborn, Ames's private secretary, giving a summary of the petition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, concerning the controversial sheriff's election in Yazoo City, Mississippi and the subsequent murder of one of the claimants.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. E. Jolley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing a letter he sent on June 9, 1871 concerning an incident where a county sheriff would not receive a prisoner.

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 B. F. Williams to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, withdrawing his letter of resignation from the office of justice of the peace. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Williams's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. S. Cannon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the possibility of the Ku Klux Klan members of Union County, Mississippi being convicted of their crimes.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Incomplete letter from an unknown person to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the article that appeared in the Mississippi Pilot concerning the reward offered for the capture of George Jones, who is wanted on suspicion of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing the placement of a Federal cavalry regiment within the county area. Whitfield gives his opinion as to who should be the commanding officer of the troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Patrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Governor Alcorn of the actions of certain men going about the county in disguise, whipping freedmen and making threats against his own life and that of his family. Patrick also asks Alcorn for assistance in finding these persons.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Burges to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking if the government is willing to reimburse him for the loss of his "small fortune" due to the War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Anderson Rutland to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recounting the events of how he was first imprisoned during the Civil War for horse theft and how he came to be released, only to be rearrested. He is asking Alcorn to review his case to see if his second arrest was legal in hopes that Alcorn would order his release.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. H. B. Lane to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning an incident involving a Mr. Taylor, who is at odds with some of the county officials. After informing Alcorn of Mr. Taylor's use of vulgar language and his being in debt owing monies to the County, Mr. Lane asks Alcorn not to remove any county officials due to the request of Mr. Taylor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James T. Coleman at Vicksburg, Mississippi, replying to an inquiry concerning the case against Parker Lacey. Coleman believes an injustice had been done by the conviction of Lacey, arguing that a companion of Lacey had been swindled out of some money and when Lacey went to recover the money from the alleged swindlers, they had Lacey arrested. Coleman believes that Lacey was convicted because he is an African American man and the alleged swindlers are white, and that Lacey's punishment was far beyond his offense.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Executive document from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing his response to the petition for executive clemency for Creed Taylor, in which he commutes Taylor's sentence of death to life imprisonment. (This document is a response to mdah_786-971-05-10).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from E. D. Clark and R. Booth, counsel for Creed Taylor, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting clemency for Taylor, who was convicted of the 1868 murder of Henry Markham. (Alcorn's response to this petition is mdah_786-971-05-12).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Sarah Garrett at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that she be pardoned for her crime of allowing enslaved persons to trade as freemen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. List of charges and specifications by Lieutenant and Provost Marshal T. Horatio Everson, containing charges against William J. Ester for alleged highway robbery of a Charles B. Burwell and alleged larceny of property belonging to a freed African American man named Robert Stokes near Meridian, Mississippi. Included are the names of five witnesses. Attached is a paper with various notes, added in October 1865, by Major W. A. Gordon, Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, and Sharkey's successor Benjamin G. Humphreys. Gordon's note refers Everson's list to Sharkey. Sharkey's notes refer the list to Humphreys, who assumed the governorship on October 16, 1865. Humphreys' note states that Ester will be received by the civil authorities.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Affidavit of N. J. Gilmer, notarized by Theophilus Harvey, justice of the peace of Lowndes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning cotton that N. J. Gilmer was allegedly forced to sell to the Confederate States government and Gilmer's application for amnesty. The affidavit is dated July 18, 1865. Attached are additional statements from United States Army Captain Robert S. Richland and other citizens testifying to Holmes' position as a justice and to Gilmer's allegiance to the United States. The appended statements are variously dated July 18 and July 19, 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John T. Ball at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his efforts to dispense spirituous liquors before the United States Army entered the town.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. Cooper at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his two sons in the Confederate Army who were indicted in Simpson County, Mississippi, for alleged murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Hamilton Cooper at Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the state government send in troops to break up and arrest the band of alleged Confederate Army deserters operating in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Lieutenant General Richard Taylor at Selma, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning his plans to combat United States Army operations in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Resolution from George Bayliss and several citizens of Marion County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the local militia be allowed to stay in the county.