From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from employees of the Mississippi State Penitentiary to William Noonan for executive clemency of Louis Harris who was convicted of murder.

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 Fred Parsons and several others to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of Alexander Smith, convicted of rape. Includes endorsement by the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, William Noonan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from F. M. Goar, president of Exchange Bank, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming that evidence presented against Bill Merritt was not reliable.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. V. Morgan to United States General A. G. Parker, claiming that Morgan cannot answer Packer's question but will ask W. A. Morgan to clarify.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Travis Rhodes, requesting status of petition for pardon of J. W. Sparks.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from the Grand Jury of Hinds County, Mississippi, containing a report of the grand jury stating that murders were committed but witnesses could not be found to identify murderers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, giving details of two convict leasing contracts in response to a previous inquiry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Stewart Alen to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if Ames has received a reply in response to a previous letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter, asking if anything can be done to end the reign of the white league in an unnamed town.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from F. L. B. Valliant to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of Henry Barrett who was convicted of petit larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Issaquena County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of Hector Singletary who was convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Samuel Singletary, containing a sworn statement in support of Hector Singletary's pardon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Covington County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Handy Norwood who was convicted of assault with intent to kill.

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. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, proclaiming a $50 reward for the capture and return of Charles Morris. It includes the description of the fugitive.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Hazlehurst, Mississippi and Others to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Wash Rawls who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, proclaiming a $50 reward for the capture and return of Frank Carroll. It includes the description of the fugitive.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis in Jackson, Mississippi, proclaiming a $50 award for the capture and return of Moses Young.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from O. Kellogg in Hernando, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of Robert C. Tabler who was convicted of pocket picking.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from N. A. Rice in Macon, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for a meeting for Anderson Johnson to discuss a pardon for his son, Ned Johnson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of Green Torbit, who was convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Uriah Millsaps to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending executive clemency for H. O. McKay, who was convicted of malicious mischief.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from several citizens of Caroll County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of James Jordan who was convicted of robbery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. E. Caruthers to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if a reward was offered for the capture of Joseph Head. Confirmation included that a $100.00 reward was offered March 6th, 1869.