From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis for the pardon of Lem Hicks who was convicted of murder. Pardon granted on July 7.

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 William Vannenson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that he is discharging his current Deputy Sheriff of Lawrence County, Mississippi, due to his lack of ability to operate without strict supervision.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. P. Ware at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting an inquiry into the conduct of Adjutant A. B. Watts in Simpson County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. R. Ware at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest of Amos Davis of Simpson County, Mississippi, by Adjutant A. B. Watts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. B. Watts, adjutant of E. A. Peyton's Battalion of Mississippi Cavalry, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the complaint of Amos Davis over his impressed mule.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the exemption of L. A. Ragsdale from Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from L. D. Burton at Richmond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, reporting on the Itawamba County, Mississippi, sheriff's newly-appointed deputies and outlining the steps that the sheriff and others have taken to arrest Confederate military deserters, alleged robbers, and Unionists.