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 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. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of a $50.00 reward for the capture and return of Jeff Brown. Includes description of escapee.

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 from Citizens of Sardis, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the commutation of sentence of Reuben Tate, who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of Jacob Bedford, who was convicted of stealing cattle.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of Armstead and Sam Clopton who was convicted of grand larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of Burrell Anderson who was convicted of shooting with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for the pardon of alleged criminal Alfred Jackson, who was convicted of burglary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from M. L. Goldsmith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the finances of the state of Georgia, requested earlier by Ames.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Itawamba County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Miles Barclay, convicted of retailing spirituous liquors. The pardon was included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of David Dora, who was convicted of rape. The pardon is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon for Joseph M. Wilson, who was convicted of forgery. Recommendation against pardon from the District Attorney is included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. A. Orr to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for Ames' help for a deaf mute who was indicted for assault and battery with intent to murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from B. H. Gatthelf to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, accepting appointment as trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Board of Trustees of the State Hospital in Natchez, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, report detailing the closing of the State Hospital at Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from M. Emanuel, president of the Vicksburg and Meridian Rail Road Company, to H. F. Hewson, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary, informing Hewson that he will grant a free pass to blind persons desiring to ride the train in order to go to and from the Mississippi Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Emanuel's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Eliza Floyd to Joseph Ledbetter, asking that Mr. Ledbetter acquire a letter of introduction from the current Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn for her as she plans to do some traveling during the spring. (Letter included from former Mississippi Governor William Lewis Sharkey)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. A. J. Rivers, the Constable of District 2, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking that he be paid for his service during the election term of 1868, and that part of that money be sent to his family and the balance sent to him. He also explains an accident with his gun, which discharged when he dropped it and put sixteen buckshot through his left ankle.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from William G. Yerger to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing him that I. H. Nelson is still disabled. He also sends a list of names as recommendations for the office of supervisor of Washington County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. McWhorter, superintendent of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that a young blind or deaf man from Mississippi has arrived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking admission to Louisiana's institution for the blind and deaf. McWhorter states that this person was told that the state of Mississippi would pay for his education. McWhorter goes on to encourage Alcorn to pass some legislation in Mississippi to address the educational needs of the blind and deaf community, or to create a system by which the state of Louisiana could warrant payment for educating blind and deaf students from Mississippi. (This document is related to mdah_786-971-01-07).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. A. McWhorter, superintendent of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, writing in response to a letter sent to him by the governor on January 22nd, concerning blind and deaf Mississippians who have travelled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, seeking an education. A secretarial note on the letter indicates that a copy of McWhorter's letter has been sent to the Mississippi State Senate. (This document is related to mdah_786-971-01-04).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Requisition from E. Smith, superintendent of the State Asylum at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting funding needed for the asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning county sheriffs who are in default on the collection of taxes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Two letters from John Duncan, a trustee of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi. The first letter, dated February 20, 1865 and addressed to Lock E. Houston, speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, contains information from a report from the school's superintendent and a memorial from the board of trustees. The second letter, dated February 23, 1865 and addressed to William Yerger, president of the Mississippi Senate, contains Duncan's personal opinion on the state of the school and his doubts about keeping the school open.