From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Isaac Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, telling Ames that Jones was forced to sign the Columbus, Mississippi, election returns by threat of violence.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John E. Meek to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that Democrats intend to carry out the election by force.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Newspaper clipping announcing an agreement between the Republican Executive Committee and the Committee of Citizens.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. L. Scott to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that Democrats near Edwards, Mississippi, have kept the African-American population intimidated and if nothing is done, they will not be able to vote or even register to vote.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from United States Attorney General Pierrepont to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, conveying United States President Ulysses S. Grant's wish that Ames exhaust all local resources before requesting more troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Transcript of telegraph from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to United States President Ulysses S. Grant, asking for military help against rampant violence taking place throughout the state. It includes account of seizure of firearms by a mob from the dock of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of election for new treasurer to replace George H. Holland. Includes newspaper announcements.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Printed account of the forced removal of illegitimate legislators from the Louisiana House of Representatives by federal troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames. A proclamation of a special session of the Mississippi State Legislature to address the riots in Warren County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames. A proclamation and command to the "riotous and disorderly persons" in Warren County, Mississippi, to disperse. (Newspaper Clipping included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, a proclamation and command to the "riotous and disorderly persons" in Warren County, Mississippi, to disperse.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a handwritten draft of the December 4, 1874 proclamation against rioters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames. A handwritten draft of the December 4 proclamation against rioters. (Includes printed copy of the proclamation)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. F. M. Holladay at Daleville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that, due to the calling out of the state militia, there are not enough white men left to exercise control over the local enslaved population.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel William N. Brown of the 20th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on his regiment's raid into Jones County, Mississippi, to hunt alleged Confederate deserters, as well as the need for cotton and wool cards for the citizens. (Brown states that he is enclosing a horse comb made by the struggling widow of a Confederate soldier. Enclosed item not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Secretary of the Interior James Harlan at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, transmitting five hundred copies of President Andrew Johnson's amnesty proclamation. Harlan states he is also transmitting copies of Johnson's proclamation appointing provisional governors for the states formerly in rebellion. (Copies of proclamations not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a United States Colored Troops garrison be removed from the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Issaquena County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that the local militia not be sent to Greenville, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Kennedy at Augusta, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the newly formed home guard company will be recognized and armed by the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon in Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus enclosing a letter from A. S. Montgomery concerning a possible insurrection by enslaved people.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. P. Terry at Chunky, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting ammunition for his home guard company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Copy of a letter from Augustus S. Montgomery to United States Army Major General Foster warning of a possible enslaved persons rebellion.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Fort at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking an exemption from militia duty for D. M. Crum, an overseer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James C. Rogers at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning demoralization of the men serving in the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James H. Rives, secretary for Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus, at Jackson, Mississippi, to James Magee, British Consul in Alabama, concerning drafting of British citizens.