From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames. A handwritten draft of the December 4 proclamation against rioters. (Includes printed copy of the proclamation)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. F. H. Claiborne to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to intervene in the trial concerning a duel in Hancock County, 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 Doctor Reverend B. H. Gotthelf to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, applying for a position as the Inspector to the Penitentiary for his region of the state.

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 Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. J. Bradford to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting a statement from the governor that Bradford had nothing to do with Mr. Sims being removed from office. Bradford also recommends replacement officers. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Bradford's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. G. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking to be appointed to the office of circuit clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, upon the resignation of the current officer Mr. Lea. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Moore's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from George A. Spivey to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting to withdraw his name from consideration for the office of chancery clerk. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Spivey's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. H. Porter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn to transmit Porter's statement that he is not a member of the Ku Klux Klan to the proper authority. Although there has not been a claim or charge weighed against him, there are threats of such charges being rumored, and he asks the governor's help in this matter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Correspondence from E. S. Peyton and several other citizens of Copiah County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing two support letters and a petition for R. J. Catchings to be reinstated as the mayor of Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of the correspondence.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing to recommend the Rev. I. W. Hill to the Board of Free School Directors of Choctaw County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Robert J. Davis, E. S. Fisher, and Jason Niles to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, containing recommendations that Robert J. Davis be appointed to the office of circuit court clerk in Tallahatchie County, 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 O. F. Miles, W. Howard, and P. Balch, members of the Mississippi Legislature, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending George Stewart to the position of justice of the peace and William Bulch for constable in Jefferson County, 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 A. Campe and J. Bordager, aldermen of Shieldsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting further instruction or orders concerning the collection of license or tax fees on the retailers of liquor in Shieldsboro. 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 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 Eldridge McArthur to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, questioning the removal of the aldermen and officers of Shieldsborough, Mississippi and replacing them with their opponents.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. J. Gibson to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, stating that he has been relieved from the postmaster in Corinth, Mississippi, and asking the Governor to consider or give him another appointment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Walton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him of a rumored plot to undermine appointments in the county and advising that an election would be ill advised until after his term in office.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William Yeoman to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Ridgley Ceylon Powers, informing that Wayne County, Mississippi is devoid of sufficient county officers and that there are several vacancies that he would like to see filled immediately. (A list of suggested persons to fill these vacancies is included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from George Wood and C. Halley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, of a meeting at the courthouse of Jackson County, Mississippi, where a resolution of support was issued for the administration of Alcorn.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, confirming nominations by the Mississippi State Senate for Washington, Pontotoc, Smith, Lauderdale, Copiah, Franklin and Lee Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William M. Conner to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, defending himself against character attacks, and also asking Alcorn to appoint him to be Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. R. McLaurin to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, expressing his views of the school funding laws and voicing his thoughts that the funds are not being spent appropriately.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from C. S. Swan to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, expressing recommendations for appointments of several different offices in Newton County, Mississippi. (This document was signed by several other Newton County Officials)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Wader to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the school fund for education and the laws governing the disbursement of said funds.