From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Colfax (now Clay) County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Jordan Ivy, who was convicted of grand larceny. The Judge and district attorney declined to endorse.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. D. Barton in Saltillo, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to appoint B. F. Barton as bailiff of District Two of Lee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from William M. Pollan at Greensboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, stating that he and others are not trying to keep a secret organization but that they wish to replace some disloyal office holders in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Attached is a petition from the clerk of the probate court of the county, listing the positions Pollan and his associates wish to replace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of George C. Edwards, who was convicted of murder. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from the State of Tennessee to the State of Mississippi for the arrest of several individuals who are wanted in Tennessee and are believed to be hiding out in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from S. H. Hall and S. E. Millican to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending individuals for officers of the town of Ellistown, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of the letter.

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 that the Senate had confirmed the accompanying list of county and municipal officer nominations for Lowndes, Tippah, Copiah, Clarke, Carroll, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from B. F. Evans at Waynesboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, endorsing Clark's effort to call public officials into Confederate military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. R. Burks in the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Jackson, Mississippi, concerning the facts of his conviction for alleged kidnapping.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Extradition request from Alabama Governor Andrew B. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus for John C. Campbell, charged with murdering Hiram Carter.