From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis for pardon of Kavanaugh Kennedy, charged with assault with attempt to kill. Pardon included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Colfax County, Mississippi, now Clay County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Silas Murrah, who was convicted of unlawfully working an animal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon for Joseph M. Wilson, who was convicted of forgery. Recommendation against pardon from the District Attorney is included.

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 of the Senate's confirmation of his nominations for county officers in Warren, Carroll (Duck Hill and Winona, which are currently in Montgomery County), and Lowndes Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, noting the Senate's confirmation of several county officers from June 2, 1870.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from members of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that Alexander B. Bradford be appointed marshal for his Judicial District.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Samuel M. Meek at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking to be reappointed to the district attorney's position he held previously.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Nathaniel B. Robertson at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the people in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, who were loyal to the United States during the Civil War.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from D. O. Merwin at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, enclosing the application of H. H. Davis for marshal of the Southern District of Mississippi. (Enclosed application not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. J. Williams at Como, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for an appointment as a marshal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Theodore Fitler at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, asking Sharkey to recommend him for the position of United States Marshal of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from E. R. Wallace and George Sykes at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, recommending William Vosser of Aberdeen for a job in public service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Chicago, Illinois, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Simeon W. King to be commissioner of deeds for the state of Mississippi in Illinois. (This petition is the enclosed document mentioned in mdah_771-954-04-03).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas Davis in Kemper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for the job of tax collector of Kemper County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of appointments to office by Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the year 1869.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff C. W. Fontaine of Warren County, Mississippi, to Lieutenant William Atwood, asking that a reward of $200 be offered for the capture of George Westmoreland for the murder of Constable H. Cox in Warren County.