From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Attorney Geveral G. E. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, advising that the bond of the State Treasurer is insufficient.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from William Chapman to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a petition for pardon of Cornelius Calvert, convicted of grand larceny. Petition not included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Attorney General G. E. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending against the charter of incorporation for Terry Grange.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, answering a question about voter registration asked by Davis.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Governor Ames that the Sheriff of Grenada, Mississippi, forfeited his office by failing to give bond as tax collector.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to Mississippi Attorney General George E. Harris, asking if there is a vacancy for the office of tax collector in Grenada, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Governor Ames that no George Hendricks is at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Hendricks' petition for pardon included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. A. Johnston to the Secretary of Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a remission of forfeiture against C. A. Johnston of $500.00.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from G. E. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, giving the official opinion of the Attorney General's office of "an act to provide for the collection of revenue improperly withheld from the state and county."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to George E. Harris, requesting opinion on the sale of bonds of M. V. and S. J. Railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Columbus, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of Johnson Duncan, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, an authorization to remit damages assessed against H. H. Smith, tax collector of Lee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter, presumably to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending an unnamed chancellor be removed from office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. R. Howe to United States Attorney General George H. Williams, containing a cover letter for a letter from the Governor who is making charges against G. W. Wells, a candidate for district attorney for northern Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Newspaper, containing a clipping from the Daily Mississippi Pilot, April 10, 1874.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from G. E. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a review of Senate Bill No. 438.

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).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John Deavours to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, clarifying the question of the Constitution which bars persons who held offices prior to the rebellion from holding offices afterwards. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Deavours's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mayor Thomas J. Binford of Duck Hill, Mississippi, to Mississippi Attorney General J. S. Morris, informing Morris that he has made application to be appointed to the office of chancery clerk of Montgomery County, Mississippi, and that he has learned that Dr. E.R. Armstead, a Democrat, has also been recommended. Binford states that Armstead is not a resident of Montgomery County but is from Choctaw County, Mississippi, by way of Texas, and that Armstead has been in Mississippi for a few months. On the reverse, in a note dated June 10, 1871, Morris refers Binford's letter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Binford's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mayor W. C. Harrell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to request that an election be held in order to fill city officers for the newly chartered town of Osyka, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Harrell's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn to both the House of Representatives and the Senate covering numerous topics.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Auditor Henry Musgrove to Mississippi Attorney General J. S. Morris, asking for clarification of Musgrove's duties and abilities to pay out expenditures approved by the Mississippi Militia commander-in-chief. On the reverse, Morris writes a reply to Musgrove. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Musgrove's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning county sheriffs who are in default on the collection of taxes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from C. E. Hooker for papers of the Mississippi Attorney General's office, received of Mr. F. A. Whiting, librarian and keeper of the capitol.