From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Paul Koler, who was convicted of petit larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from R. R. Chilton to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, requesting pardon for Chilton for selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Aaron Smith in Sumner (now Webster) County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing an affidavit stating that Doctor W. H. F. Caldwell does not drink alcohol.

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 Alcorn Collection. Incomplete letter from John R. Hicks, hospital physician at the city hospital of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, introducing A. Werner (possibly Adolph Werner, who is shown as a druggist on the 1870 census) to the governor in support of Werner's being appointed as the druggist of the city hospital. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Hicks's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from John R. Hicks, hospital physician at the city hospital of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that D. A. Lehuse (spelling is probably wrong) had been selected by the Vicksburg Board of Alderman as the superintendent of the city hospital. Hicks also makes his case that he did not need the assistance of this person's office. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Hicks's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Doctor Jno. Brownrigg at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that, despite statements to the contrary, Columbus Mayor David L. Wallace is not drinking. Brownrigg states that Wallace was following Brownrigg's prescription that he have a beer once or twice a day. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Brownrigg's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens and civil officers of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that William H. Cassel, a druggist, be pardoned for his conviction of selling liquor without a license. (This document is the enclosed petition mentioned in mdah_768-950-08-01).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. C. Tupper at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, enclosing a petition with a request for clemency for W. H. Cassill of Canton, Mississippi. (Enclosed petition is mdah_768-950-08-09).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Attala County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Dr. E. H. Anderson be pardoned for allegedly illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that Dr. E. H. Anderson be pardoned for allegedly illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. A. P. Campbell at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a pardon for Dr. E. H. Anderson, convicted of illegally selling spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Affidavit of W. J. Young, certifying under oath that the liquor he purchased from Dr. E. H. Anderson was for medicinal purposes. The affidavit is sworn before and witnessed by Jason Niles, justice of the peace in Attala County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Holmes County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that John A. Durden be appointed dispenser of spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his efforts to have county officials who fail to arrest and prosecute Confederate deserters indicted, and complaining of the need for more liquor to be dispensed in the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Contract between the firm of Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company and Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to provide wool and cotton cards to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Certificate from W. T Powe at Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, stating that Doctor Samuel E. Casteel would be a good dispenser of liquor for medicinal purposes in Jasper County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from William, a station agent at the Mobile, Alabama, station of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, for hauling one sack of salt from Macon, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for a remission of the business tax.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from B. H. Jones in Lexington, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if it is illegal to sell liquor for medicinal purposes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. Shannon at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing a list of those businesspeople in the city who cannot pay the full tax owed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Two letters from Sheriff O. Metcalfe of Adams County, Mississippi, at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey. In the first letter, dated July 28, 1865, Metcalfe asks if any tax relief can be offered to the impoverished people of Adams County. On the reverse, Metcalfe pens a second letter, dated July 29, 1865, asking if he is correctly collecting taxes from merchants who sell liquors and groceries.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Frank Nimock of Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his business be waived. Nimock states that he is a young man whose small business is only temporary until he resumes his education.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from F. H. Duquercron at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the tax on his small pharmaceutical business be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from George Stovall at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the tax he paid to operate a business.