From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from P. G. Edmonds Jr. in York Station (now York), Alabama to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, requesting the status of a petition for the pardon of Curtis Jenkins that was sent the previous month.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Lowndes County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Curtis Jenkins, who was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill. (Recommendations against pardon by the district attorney and judge in the case included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from S. Parker at Livingston, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, concerning the tax placed on his cotton which was being shipped through Mississippi.