From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from J. W. Pierson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of Tobe Brown, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from J. S. Swofford to G. G. Horton, asking for relief of forfeited bonds against Swofford and B. F. Duncan. Includes a letter from Swofford on February 29th, requesting help from a Dr. A. L. Fortune.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames if he can draw northern attention to land theft in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from E. Dupree in Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the remission of fines of $25 in each case for retailing without a licence.

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. Letter from Dr. C. H. Thompson in Rodney, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that the Board of Trustees is incompetent and requesting a restructuring of the board.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Add. Brown to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Louisiana Governor William P. Kellogg, containing a proclamation that 25 November, 1875, will be Thanksgiving in the state of Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from United States President Ulysses S. Grant to the people of the United States, proclaiming November 25th as the date of Thanksgiving in 1875. (Includes concurring proclamation from Iowa Governor Cyrus Clay Carpenter.)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. B. Allgood to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reiterating that Sheriff Connor took money from the education budget.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Abraham B. Burris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, pleading for arms and pledging to join a militia to defend the African American population of Warren County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Alcorn County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Jordan Lige, who was convicted of malicious mischief.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Franklin C. Hender in Charlotte, Michigan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting $95 for the expense of jailing Charles E. Davis, a fugitive who had since died.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing movements of armed "white leagues" and their participation in racial violence.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. M. Baylis, D. M. Carter, and J. S. Eaton to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, applying for remission of fine against George S. Edwinson in the circuit court of Covington County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. C. Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for help against raids by armed white men from Alabama allegedly killing poor African-Americans in Noxubee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Green to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis for pardon of R. K. Byrns, indicted for embezzlement.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from B. K. Bruce and M. B. Sullivan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for a pardon of Simon Daniels, indicted for embezzlement.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. B. Allgood in Macon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting that Noxubee County, Mississippi, is in a state of terrorism, and requesting troops for protection.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Union County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of Henry Folsom, who was convicted of murder. The case is in front of the Mississippi Supreme Court.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Colfax (now Clay) County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Jordan Ivy, who was convicted of grand larceny. The Judge and district attorney declined to endorse.

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 Ames Collection. Petition from Mary Parish to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for a pardon of Samuel Parish, convicted of attempted rape. Includes recommendation of Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Paul Koler, who was convicted of petit larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. C. Steed to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the remission of a bond against Steed in the case of Peter A. Pons.