From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mrs. A. F. Haffer to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting aid to return to Philadelphia, Mississippi, after the alleged killing of her husband, William P. Haffer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Napoleon Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Walker's fleeing to Jackson, Mississippi from Clinton, Mississippi, after being warned that white men were looking for him with the intent to kill him. The statement includes corroborating testimony from David Whites and Pat Whites.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Freeman Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing how Jones first fled for his life from an armed mob after being warned he would be killed. After returning home days later, he was accosted again, asked whether he was "a Democrat or a radical," and was told the mob would kill "20 radicals for every Democrat."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from John Allison to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing how Allison hid in the woods for several days after being warned that a band of armed white men were looking for him with the intent to kill him.

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. Letter from J. A. Orr in Macon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of the alleged murderer of Whissler.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from George M. Buchanan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames about the indictments against the board of supervisors of Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking Ames to support temperance movement in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mrs. E. J. White in Morton, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting protection for herself and her two children from being stalked and harassed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Finnis H. Little in Aberdeen, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, requesting $1,000 for property damage that was caused by the Tombigbee River overflow for Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Hunt asking help for Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, widow of a Confederate soldier, who is sick and in destitute circumstances.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from U. Ozanne in Sardis, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending two candidates for appointment to chancery clerk of Panola County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from S. J. Feemster in Columbus, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a reward offered for the capture of Thomas Barrantine and Wallace Dowsing.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Copiah County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of Emanuel Selman, convicted of attempted rape. Endorsements and pardon included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from H. B. Whitfield to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, containing the details of the compromise in the settlement payments for E. A. J. M. McHenry, who was the former Sheriff of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff of Sunflower County, Mississippi J. D. Ringer to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, listing overflow sufferers in Sunflower County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from M. A. Harris to A. T. Morgan, containing list of overflow sufferers in Satartia district.

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. Petition from several citizens of Montgomery County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for clemency for Madison Teat, who was convicted of the murder of William Steen in April 1872.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. W. Campbell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking for an appointment for himself in order to support his family.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. M. Patrick to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing the Governor that he believes that his life is in danger and that of his family due to his position against the Ku Klux Klan in his area. He also explains that he has some friends who are helping to protect him, but still fear the number of Ku Klux Klan outnumber his protection, he is asking for the Governor to look into his situation with regard to arresting the members of the Klan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sarah Brady, writing on behalf of her brother Frank Brady, who is imprisoned in Jackson under the name of John McKay, and claims that he is imprisoned for a crime that he is not guilty of. She explains how her brother came to get arrested for unknowingly transporting stolen goods. Ms. Brady is requesting a pardon for her brother so that he can come home and help support his widow mother.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter written on behalf of Angeline Thomas to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting that Alcorn look into why property that was willed to Mrs. Thomas, an African American woman, by Thomas Williams (who died in 1858) has not been given to her by the courts.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Judge Jehu Amaziah Orr to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning H. T. Hill esq., who seems to have been assassinated. The letter details how Hill had been lured away from Columbus, Mississippi, by his college friend and then ambushed by four men.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from William Morest at Grenada, Mississippi, to L. M. Hall, chief of the Mississippi Secret Service, stating what part of the state he is working in. He also states that the officials from several counties are cooperating with him in his investigation into the assassination of W. F. Brantley, mayor of Winona, Mississippi, and his tracking of fugitives who have escaped from jail in those counties. He recounts his conversation with Brantley's widow. Morest further explains his intentions to carry out the investigation.