From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Travis Rhodes, detailing Democrat efforts to intimidate and suppress African American votes in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

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

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. Hill to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking him to appoint election supervisors in Warren County, Mississippi.

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 to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that armed Democrats have taken control of Warren County, Mississippi, and are threatening to kill anyone who opposes them, including Ames himself.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff William A. Alcorn in Charleston, Mississippi of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending that Ames not raise the militia as it would lead to bloodshed.

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. 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 A. L. Scott in Edwards, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a company of federal soldiers and weapons to serve warrants on "insurgents."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. F. Simonton in Shannon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending that Ames organize a state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing movements of armed "white leagues" and their participation in racial violence.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, confirming the details of the Republican Convention in Greenville, Mississippi. Clarke recommends that Governor Ames organize the state militia for the election.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Captain M. A. Brownlee in Lowndes County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that a company has been organized and requesting commission. The letter is not included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of witnesses for the committee of investigation. Several names are struck out.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Adjutant General A. G. Packer to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the names of people Ames wants examined by the committee on investigations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from several citizens of Jasper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting the removal of W. R. Boyd from the office of county treasurer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. G. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to be appointed to the office of circuit clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, upon the resignation of the current officer Mr. Lea. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Moore's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing the placement of a Federal cavalry regiment within the county area. Whitfield gives his opinion as to who should be the commanding officer of the troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. P. Miller in Rankin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing on behalf of Thomas Easom, a freed person whom Miller formerly held as an enslaved person. According to Miller's letter, Easom is seeking a pardon for his son, a United States Army veteran who was convicted of larceny and sentenced to four years incarceration. Miller asks for clemency for Easom's son, whom Miller characterizes as "young and ignorant" when convicted. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Miller's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mr. Moseley in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking if all mill owners are to be conscripted into the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. W. Harris at Collierville, Tennessee, to Adjutant General Henson, enclosing a petition asking to form the Bainsville Troupe militia company with signatures of volunteers included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William M. Pollan in Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his efforts to organize a Union League militia in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Sheriff James T. Gresham of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the inability of the militia to meet because of United States Army operations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Incomplete letter from Confederate Captain A. Q. Withers, commander of a company of state troops at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that his troops remain in Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Sarah James Hopkins to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that her son, William, be pardoned so that he can join the Confederate military. Hopkins's petition is witnessed by Thomas Long, justice of the peace. On the reverse, several citizens of Clarke County, Mississippi, endorse the petition.