From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Norton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting assistance in getting a pardon from the Governor of Indiana, Conrad Baker. Norton has been in the Indiana penitentiary since 1865, his sentence having been extended after his recapture following his escape in 1867.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from R. J. Catchings to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that certain persons had presented themselves for their court date and had paid their fines and damages and were then discharged, having learned their lesson in law and order.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

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 Clark Collection. Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting clemency for Mrs. Sarah D. Garrett, convicted of allowing her enslaved persons to trade as freemen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Joel M. Acker at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing and endorsing a petition from several citizens of Monroe County, Mississippi, requesting a pardon for Westly Chism, a Confederate soldier convicted of stealing a horse.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Claude Putard at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, seeking to become a licensed attorney at law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Franklin Smith in Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning a legal case against a Mr. John Wilson for retailing without a license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Transcription from the Circuit Court of Marshall County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of the indictment, verdict, and sentence on the case of the State of Mississippi V. Henry Miller.