From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from T. S. Murphy in Hancock County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a copy of charges in the case of the State v. C. Burratini.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Noxubee County, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for the pardon of Peter and Rocco Misso, indicted for selling liquors to minors. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to Superintendent of the State Prison William Noonan, pardoning R. R. Chilton, charged with selling vinous and spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to Superintendent of the State Prison William Noonan, pardoning R. R. Chilton, charged with selling vinous and spirituous liquors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, pardoning Langston, Jarvis, Jones, Cullins, and Wiley, charged with willfully selling liquor to minors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, pardoning Langston, Jarvis, Jones, Cullins, and Wiley, charged with willfully selling liquor to minors.

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. Petition from Citizens of Itawamba County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Miles Barclay, convicted of retailing spirituous liquors. The pardon was included.

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. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis to the Sheriff of Marshall County, Mississippi, containing a pardon of J. T. Baker, convicted of retailing liquor without a license.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mrs. William Hoover to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a resolution by the maternal association of Summit, Mississippi, thanking Ames for his support of temperance.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William H. Garland to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending Reverend William Hoover for Superintendent of Pike County, Mississippi, schools with a newspaper article attached.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. J. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, congratulating the Governor on the passage of a prohibition bill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. J. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to approve a bill concerning the licensing of liquor sellers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, a veto letter on House Bill No. 591, an act to repeal the law forbidding sale of liquor to minors.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. Parker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for pardon for Johanna Sprich, charged with illegal selling of liquor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from U. B. Tabor to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, complaining that he is having a hard time with his manufacturing business due to a prohibition of the sale of liquor, although the Board of Supervisors have issued a license to another company to sell liquor for medical purposes, he has even had to close down his mill.

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. License issued by Mayor E. Wells of Kosciusko, Mississippi, authorizing G. C. Edwards to sell liquor at a store house in Kosciusko.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. M. Strickland, Thomas D. Isom, and George D. Fee, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by W. Delay, clerk of the county probate court.

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. Bonds of G. W. Humphreys, D. G. Humphreys, and B. Humphreys, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Claiborne County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by Thomas Y. Berry, justice of the peace.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, giving updates about Abe Hucabee, the Mitchell murder case, submission of a pay warrant for the governor's signature, and also noting that Dr. Emanuel had furnished the Secret Service agency with 5 half-price fare passes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Account of John T. Ball, dispenser of spirituous liquors for Lauderdale County, Mississippi, detailing the amount of liquor sold in February, March, and April 1865.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bonds of W. H. Brister, P. D. Woods, and T. A. Lewis, given by said persons for their work as sureties or as state agents to dispense liquors in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The bonds are witnessed by P. Johnson, president of the county board of police.