From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Sheriff of Washington City, Louisiana, containing requisition for the arrest of Andrew Jackson and his return to Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Sheriff of Yazoo County, Mississippi, containing a pardon of John Jackson, who was convicted of larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Sheriff of Montgomery County, Mississippi, containing a remittance of forfeiture of bond for J. M. Palmerton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John O. Quin to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing requisition from Louisiana for the arrest and delivery of two fugitives.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John F. Douglas to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the arrest and return to Illinois of Legrand B. Strong, includes warrant signed by Governor Ames.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. H. Alley, clerk of courts for Jackson County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking how to proceed in the aftermath of the potentially illegitimate special election of W. M. Walton as justice of the peace in Jackson County. On the reverse, a note from Fred. Barrett, Ames's private secretary, indicates that the governor answered Alley's letter by enclosing the opinion of Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris. (Harris's opinion on this matter is document mdah_803-989-02-11).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that special election of W. M. Walton was illegitimate and recommending he not take the oath of office. (This document is the Attorney General's opinion mentioned in mdah_803-989-02-09).