From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George C. Smith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, stating that Smith delayed investigations due to a riot at Friars Point, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Samuel C. White in Portsmouth, Virginia to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting that Ames appoint a business agent to oversee Mississippi's part in a federal lawsuit.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Duff Green to Adjutant General A. G. Packer, detailing the seizure of five cases of guns by a mob from a boat at a wharf in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from S. W. Gere to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for arms to be sent to fend off white leaguers in Tate County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from R. B. Avery to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking the Governor if Avery has been appointed State Agent of North Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Victor Benthien to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting Benthien be appointed agent of state revenue.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. Lloyd of the Lloyd Map Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a quote for a map of the United States.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Nesbit to Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris, requesting reward for the capture of the alleged murderer of David Garrett. Newspaper article included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Mims, county assessor, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, in reference to the assessment of railroad property in Wayne County, Mississippi, asking if such property can be taxed. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Mims's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff E. F. Haynie of Alcorn County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that he had to pay the fare for his guards on several railroads because their certificates for expenses had been denied by the railroad agents. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Haynie's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Publication titled Salt from the Onondaga Salt Company to the editor of the New York World.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from New York and Hartford Publishing Co. to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a written sketch of the Governor's life to be included in an upcoming publication concerning the life of Democrats in America.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John W. Young to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting names and addresses of persons involved with the Southern Pacific Railroad. Item includes an attached copy of a news article from the Natchez Tri-Weekly Democrat concerning the Vidalia, Alexandria & Texas Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Receipt from C. T. Russell to the State of Mississippi for transportation of soldiers on the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mrs. A. B. Meeks to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that Mrs. Meeks is concerned about the way her property was assessed for tax purposes and appeals to Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. M. Strickland, Thomas D. Isom, and George D. Fee, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. Delay, clerk of the county probate court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of G. W. Humphreys, D. G. Humphreys, and B. Humphreys, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Claiborne County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by Thomas Y. Berry, justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert Kells, superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning Kells' efforts to obtain a pass to go to Vicksburg, Mississippi, to obtain supplies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from United States Army Colonel Samuel Thomas of the Freedmen's Bureau at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to J. D. Collier, informing Collier that his rights as lessee of an abandoned plantation will be protected by Thomas and his men. (Document is related to mdah_776-960-01-16).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. H. Brister, P. D. Woods, and T. A. Lewis, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by P. Johnson, president of the county board of police.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John W. Sanders, G. S. Fox, and S. W. Bryan, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Carroll County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by J. P. Marshall, justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bond of William H. Cassell, A. H. Ford, and William C. Jones, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Madison County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of John B. Carpenter, E. H. Hicks, and M. Eiseman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by George W. Shackleford, probate judge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of J. A. Viser, R. E. Eskridge, and D. J. Sally, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Carroll County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. M. Aldridge, justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of D. W. McInnis, John M. McRaney, and Hardy Pittman, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Covington County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by a justice of the peace.