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 Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Copiah County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of Emanuel Selman, convicted of attempted rape. Endorsements and pardon included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Alfred Henry to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, inviting Governor Ames to the Tribulation Baptist Church in Carthage, Mississippi. Response included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from S. C. Williamson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, against the border change between Lee and Monroe Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from the citizens of Yazoo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to leave the murder case of Morgan and Hilliard to the courts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking that the Governor do something to assist the African American population in Holmes County, Mississippi. Included is a note from one of Ames's private secretaries giving a summary of John's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. D. Penn to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, expressing concern that landowners would not allow African American farmers to work their land but would advertise for Northern farmers to come work instead. Included is a note from one of Ames's private secretaries giving a summary of Penn's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legislative document from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to the Mississippi Legislature, concerning money and land grants to aid in the construction of levees in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. He explains that it is important for the revival of the cotton industry and he makes reference to it's standing in the global cotton economy, specifically noting the Manchester Cotton Supply Association as competition.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Message from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to both houses of the Mississippi Legislature, suggesting a change in the Exemption Act of 1865 dealing with taxation and debt relief.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from James T. Coleman at Vicksburg, Mississippi, replying to an inquiry concerning the case against Parker Lacey. Coleman believes an injustice had been done by the conviction of Lacey, arguing that a companion of Lacey had been swindled out of some money and when Lacey went to recover the money from the alleged swindlers, they had Lacey arrested. Coleman believes that Lacey was convicted because he is an African American man and the alleged swindlers are white, and that Lacey's punishment was far beyond his offense.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, a trustee of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, containing copies of the annual report of the school's board of trustees and the annual report of the school's superintendent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, the Institution's trustees, giving his annual report. The report contains information on the school's financial condition and its impact on students, as well as updates on students' studies and health.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, protesting against the impressment of their mules for government service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Tax in kind document showing how much produce Mississippi Governor Charles Clark has paid as his part of the tax.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel John T. Smith of the 8th Mississippi Infantry at Errata, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the home guards of Jones County, Mississippi, be allowed to stay in the county.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from George J. Mortimer at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting authority to raise a regiment of cavalry for state service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Two copies of a letter from D. S. Pattison at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the settling of his accounts as salt agent for the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Senator Jeremiah L. Davis at Columbus, Mississippi, representing Yalobusha and Calhoun Counties, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for relief of C. J. Worsham from payment of his bond.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from R. C. Webb in Lafayette County, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, asking for a pardon and enclosing a letter from R. C. Webb's brother to Johnson, advocating on his behalf. The enclosed letter from William H. Webb at Cincinnati, Ohio, to Johnson, dated September 16, 1865, endorses R. C. Webb's petition and speaks to his loyalty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Shanks, tax assessor of Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning his assessment for the county on the property purchased during the war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two letters from J. P. Harrison at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey. In the first letter, dated August 10, 1865, Harrison asks Sharkey to write to President Andrew Johnson on his behalf. Enclosed is a second, printed letter dated August 8, 1865, in which Harrison gives notice that the firm of J. P. Harrison and Sons will resume their cotton factorage and commission business.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the business tax be waived for the town. The petitioners state that Enterprise was mostly destroyed during General William T. Sherman's military campaign in February 1864. They further state that many citizens had only Confederate money on hand after the Confederacy's surrender, and have had to borrow money to start businesses in hopes of providing for their families.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from N. B. Williams at Okolona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing a petition from citizens of Okolona to have Williams appointed postmaster of the town. (Enclosed petition not present). Williams also discusses his opposition to the Civil War, his reluctant service in the Confederate Army, his parole and taking of the amnesty oath, and his readiness to go into business as postmaster as he cannot perform hard labor due to his war wounds.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Lyman Abbott, secretary of the American Union Commission in New York, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, informing Sharkey of the objectives of his organization, which is to aid the states devastated by the Civil War. Enclosed is a circular stating the commission's objectives.