From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of an alleged murder of a Livingston, Mississippi, resident, as well as a military group that is gathering despite peace talks.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George H. Chase to United States Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont, informing him that free elections cannot be held in Mississippi without federal troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. P. Merrill to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for help after armed men seized his ginhouse and terrorized his family and his employees.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff A. Parker of Amite County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to mobilize a militia under the command of H. P. Hurst in Amite County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. Parker in Liberty, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, describing armed men stopping Republicans from gathering to appoint Amite County, Mississippi, officials.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from United States President Ulysses S. Grant to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, authorizing Ames to use the military to deal with the riots in Warren County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. W. Keyes at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, offering suggestions as to how the state militia should be organized.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the local militia be returned so they can grow crops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Confederate Lieutenant General Richard Taylor at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the trading of cotton with the United States Army to obtain goods for impoverished citizens. On the reverse, a note from Clark dated January 23, 1865, indicates that the governor transmitted Taylor's letter to Confederate General G. T. Beauregard with a request for Beauregard to grant authorization for trading.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Annual report from John Duncan at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, on the operations of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind.

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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William H. Kilpatrick at Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking that R. O. Beene be furloughed from the Mississippi militia as he is the District Attorney and needed for court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, expressing his opinion that some men in Tippah County, Mississippi, and Tishomingo County, Mississippi, should be exempted from militia duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from George J. Mortimer at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting authority to raise a regiment of cavalry for state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Brigadier General Wirt Adams at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the movement of the troops under his command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his proposal to force county officials to aid in arresting alleged Confederate Army deserters.

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 legality of having a temporary penitentiary outside the limits of the state. Wharton elaborates on why, in his opinion, said penitentiary cannot legally be located outside the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Ike S. Robinson in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, informing Clark of the suspected plans of the United States Army in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Captain W. E. Montgomery, commander of the Herndon Rangers (Mississippi Militia, Cavalry Battalion, Second Reserves), to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, informing Clark about attempted United States Army cavalry raids in his area of operation, as well as soldiers that may need to be released from service. Montgomery also writes on the health and safety of his family, as he claims that United States soldiers have threatened to capture and hold them hostage.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. H. Maury at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking permission to create a police force. Maury alleges that the United States Army occupation troops are stealing cotton from the people of the community. Maury recommends a few men to name as captains, lieutenants, or sheriffs for the Mississippi towns of Rocky Springs, Bruinsburg, and Rodney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate President Jefferson Davis informing him that United States forces landed on the Mississippi seacoast in force and asking for reinforcements.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston in Bowling Green, Kentucky, informing him of United States forces landings on the Mississippi seacoast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Confederate General Earl Van Dorn in Vicksburg, Mississippi, informing him he has reliable information that United States forces are sending men south down the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee, to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from W. S. Epperson, Mayor of Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking him if an effort will be made to protect this section of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Terry in Fayette, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that 100 United States Army cavalry landed at Rodney, Mississippi, this morning.