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 Ames Collection. Letter from Alex Ostrander at New York City, New York, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, acknowledging his receipt of a commission.