From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. B. Bridges in Mayhew, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as alderman of Mayhew, and recommending W. V. Connell as his successor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles N. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, a letter of resignation as the Mayor of Beauregard, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. B. McClure to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking to withdraw his resignation as the senator of the fifth district.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Marshall County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of J. T. Baker, who was convicted of retailing without a license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George E. Hasie to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, telling the situation of the overflow sufferers and asking for more aid.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Benjamin A. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a summary of a citizens' meeting in Vicksburg, Mississippi, concerning the overflow of the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from James W. Short to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a transcript of a resolution adopted by Vicksburg, Mississippi, to petition the Ames for overflow aid.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sam F. Massey to Mississippi Governor's Private Secretary Fred Barnett, inquiring about the status of a bill to change the Senatobia, Mississippi corporate limits.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. J. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, congratulating the Governor on the passage of a prohibition bill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. J. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to approve a bill concerning the licensing of liquor sellers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for pardon for Richard Gilliam, convicted of forgery. Includes recommendation against the pardon by Judge Boone.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Jerry Smith to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, sending a letter of resignation from the office of alderman of the city of Port Gibson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, saying that J. A. Capers has declined the appointment to the office of councilman in the city of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. H. S. Bruner to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing that he has submitted a proposition to the Mayor and Aldermen of Vicksburg, Mississippi. After briefly explaining his proposition, he asks the Governor for his opinion of the proposition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John Duncan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, declining the appointment to the office of alderman in the city of Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James F. Nabers to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving a list of four names that he is recommending for selectmen of Lee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to Alcorn to inform him that G. C. Bessonett, Selectman, and William Brice, Mayor and Justice of the Peace of the town of Guntown, Mississippi, have tendered their resignations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Senator O. F. Miles and House Representative P. Baleh to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to recommend George Stewart to the post of District 1 Supervisor in Jefferson County, Mississippi, and to also recommend W. L. Stephens and M. Eisman for Councilman for the Town of Fayette, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting to Alcorn that the Senate had confirmed the nominations for municipal officers of Summit in Pike County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, noting the Senate's confirmation of several county officers from June 2, 1870.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the Senate's confirmation of his nominations for county officers in Choctaw, Scott, and Jasper Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the Senate's confirmation of his nominations for county officers in Copiah, Greene, Washington, Yazoo, Holmes, and Tunica Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Samuel Leyeus to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting an appointment to the Vicksburg, Mississippi, City Council.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. J. Bradford to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a statement from the governor that Bradford had nothing to do with Mr. Sims being removed from office. Bradford also recommends replacement officers. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Bradford's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Lynch to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that E. D. Fisher has declined the appointment to the office of alderman of the city of Jackson, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Lynch's letter.