From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for pardon of George Stuart, convicted of murder. Pardon included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. J. McDaniel in Louisville, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, recommending pardon for James Perkins, convicted of an unspecified crime.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from several citizens to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, in support of the appointment of O. H. Whitfield to the office of chancellor of the Monroe County, Mississippi, chancery district. In the letter the petitioners state they were formerly O. H. Whitfield's enslaved persons. They claim to have known him from his childhood and that, since they have been freed, he has done all he can to help secure their rights.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. C. Webber to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's Private Secretary H. F. Hewson, requesting to know if the Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn has signed three Acts of the Legislature.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. A private and confidential letter from B. L. Moore to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, regarding the behavior of the citizens of the area of Meridian, Mississippi, and why he had not been able to visit to discuss political official appointments and renewals.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Catalog entitled "Catalogue of the Library of the State of Mississippi" listing the holdings of the Mississippi State Library as of January 1865. The catalog contains alphabetized lists of legal reports from various states, elementary and miscellaneous law texts, legal codes, governmental documents from the United States and the individual states, and historical and literary texts. (This document is the enclosed catalog mentioned in mdah_768-950-05-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. B. McMicken at Canton, Mississippi, to P. B. Starke, giving Starke details of the case of Robert Brown, an African American man incarcerated in the Mississippi State Penitentiary, who was accused of murder and defended by McMicken and Henry S. Foote. McMicken is requesting a pardon to be given to Robert Brown.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. P. Miller in Rankin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing on behalf of Thomas Easom, a freed person whom Miller formerly held as an enslaved person. According to Miller's letter, Easom is seeking a pardon for his son, a United States Army veteran who was convicted of larceny and sentenced to four years incarceration. Miller asks for clemency for Easom's son, whom Miller characterizes as "young and ignorant" when convicted. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, private secretary to Alcorn, giving an executive summary of Miller's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. H. Fitz-Gerald at Charleston, Mississippi, to P. B. Starke, recounting the case of an African American man named Henry White who was convicted of rape in May 1867. Fitz-Gerald claims that White and the woman whom he was charged with raping had previously had consensual intercourse except for the night in question, where he forced himself upon her against her will. Fitz-Gerald states that although White is legally guilty, Fitz-Gerald believes that there were "extenuating circumstances" and that the sentence imposed was too great.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. Murphy to R. J. Mathews, recounting the details of the case of Isham Walton, whom he defended, and stating that Walton was convicted of assault with the intent to kill. According to witnesses, Walton was said to have been holding a gun carelessly when it went off by accident. Murphy states that he believes the punishment for Walton was unjust. There is also a statement at the end of this letter from W. L. Walton pleading for the release of Isham Walton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from J. J. Gainey to L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, describing how he got a young Mr. Woods to confess to being a member of "the three K's" and to being involved in shooting up a widow's home, and the murder of another African American man during said incident. Gainey states that he is enclosing affidavits of witnesses to the confession. (Enclosed affidavits not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from Sarah Garrett at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that she be pardoned for her crime of allowing enslaved persons to trade as freemen.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. E. B. Pegues at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the local militia not be called up as they are needed at home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from the citizens of Madison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting a pardon for Thomas Shackleford, convicted of allowing his enslaved person to live at another residence in Canton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from James A. Lyons to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark making recommendations as to changes that should be made to the system of slavery in the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James A. Lyon at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, explaining why he was unable to attend the meeting of the Educational Commissioners. In a postscript, Lyon states that he is also sending a copy of his report entitled "Slavery and the Duties Growing out of the Relation", which he presented before the Presbyterian Church General Assembly in 1863. (Report not present).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from District Attorney G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a fine against Elisha Bodford for permitting an enslaved boy named Ike to trade as a free person be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. Cassidy at Franklin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the new militia act. Cassidy complains that, in his opinion, the enforcement of the act will leave no men to protect the county from perceived threats such as enslaved persons liberating themselves.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. F. M. Holladay at Daleville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that, due to the calling out of the state militia, there are not enough white men left to exercise control over the local enslaved population.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the office of Chief Impressment Agent F. S. Blount at Mobile, Alabama, concerning the impressment of enslaved persons to work in the city.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Chief Impressment Agent F. S. Blount, at Mobile, Alabama, to A. S. Livermore, superintendent of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad at Grenada, Mississippi, concerning the impressment of twenty enslaved persons to work on the railroad.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. S. Livermore, superintendent of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad at Grenada, Mississippi, to Chief Impressment Agent F. S. Blount at Mobile, Alabama, regarding Blount's plan to impress enslaved persons to work to repair the railroad. Livermore complains about twenty day terms of impressment and states that railroad work requires persons who understand the business. He suggests impressing persons from Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, and Panola counties, Mississippi, for terms of no less than three months.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. S. Blount at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the plan to bring in enslaved persons from Mississippi to work on the defenses of Mobile, Alabama. Blount states that he is enclosing a copy of an order to John Cowden. (The enclosed document that Blount mentions is mdah_768-949-03-27).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of letter from F. S. Blount at Jackson, Mississippi, to John Cowden, asking for help to obtain enslaved laborers to build fortifications at Mobile, Alabama. (This document is the enclosed copy of an order mentioned in mdah_768-949-03-33).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from A. E. Pyres at Hankinson's Ferry, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking for help for the planters living between Big Black River and Bayou Pierre, Mississippi, whom Pyres claims "lost everything" in the Civil War.