From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James W. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the rise of political violence in Monroe County, Mississippi, leading up to the election.

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 to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to appeal to have Ham Carter removed as deputy revenue collector.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. Parker in Jackson, Mississippi to United States Senator Blanche K. Bruce, detailing voter fraud and intimidation by Democrats in Amite County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mark Joseph in Madison County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing a shooting into a prominent Republican's house and stating that the police are too afraid to pursue the shooter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Reuben Hendricks in Jackson, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames claiming Hendricks was denied the right to vote by the Democrats in Amite County, Mississippi.

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 J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, relaying information that the registrar of Port Gibson, Mississippi, threatened a man named Smith.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from W. M. Calcote to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a sworn affidavit detailing the incident of him being threatened by armed white men and his subsequent escape.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Green Tapley, telling Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames the names of the appointees made by a central Mississippi Republican mass meeting.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. M. Stites to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of the disarray in Claiborne County, Mississippi, and claiming that a fair election cannot be held without troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John F. Harrington to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting a riot in Colfax (Clay) County, Mississippi. Republicans have been warned to stay home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from O. A. Esquinol to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting that conditions in Yazoo City, Mississippi, are dire for Republicans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. M. Williams to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, telling him about the political violence happening in Lee County, Mississippi. He says that Republicans are being forced to become Democrats under the threat of being beaten and killed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. W. Lewis to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that the voter intimidation in Lowndes County, Mississippi, is overt and violent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James W. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, repeating his statements from October 23rd that armed Democrats are intimidating voters in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that a fair election cannot be held in the 7th Judicial District due to voter intimidation.

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 Charles Calowell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that Democrats are not adhering to the peace agreement.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegrams to J. Z. George, informing him that the reports of armed men trying to influence the election in Yazoo County, Mississippi, are false.

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 John G. Owen to J. Tarbell, 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 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 R. A. Simons to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that White Leagues have been allegedly murdering Republicans in Richland, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Ferris H. Little to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him that without federal troops, Colfax (Clay), Monroe, and Lowndes Counties in Mississippi will be taken by Democrats in the election.