From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from F. M. Goar, president of Exchange Bank, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that evidence presented against Bill Merritt was not reliable.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Covington County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Handy Norwood who was convicted of assault with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Hazlehurst, Mississippi and Others to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Wash Rawls who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Hinds County, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of Bofs Celardy, who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. A. Rice in Noxubee County, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of Ned Johnson, who was convicted of fraud larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi to J. Aom., concerning the case of Henry Mack, who was convicted of grand larceny. It includes commutation of sentence.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of Milton Willis who was convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Crawford Johnson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of Crawford Johnson, convicted of assault and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi, containing a pardon of Crawford Johnson, convicted of assault and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. J. Evans to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for Reuben Tate's sentence to be commuted to life in prison for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Sardis, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the commutation of sentence of Reuben Tate, who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for commutation of sentence of Handy Johnston, convicted of murder, sentenced to death.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document from the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary William Noonan in Jackson, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, enclosing a commutation of sentence for Robert Taylor, who was convicted of larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of Robert Wise who was convicted of assault with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List from William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of prisoners recommended for pardon, including Henry Sample, James M. Lewis, and E. C. Taliafero.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from E. Jeffords to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of Wash Green, convicted of larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Holmes County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the commutation of the sentence of Alfred Hunter who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of pardons, commuted sentences, and remittances of forfeiture by Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for September.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing the commutation of the sentence of Charles Werth, who was convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing the commutation of the sentence of Spencer Williams, who was convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. R. Barksdale in Grenada, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the commutation of the sentence of John Anderson, who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from R. V. Pearson in Coffeeville, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, stating that the order commuting the sentence of John Anderson has not been received but the sentence has been suspended.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, containing a list of pardons, commuted sentences, and remittances of forfeiture for the month of May and part of June.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of Aaron Goodman who was convicted of burglary and larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commuting the sentence of James Lony who was convicted of assault and battery with intent to manslaughter.