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 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. 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. 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 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. 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.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, trustees of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a treasury warrant for $2,000. Included is a receipt by William Merrill, the school's superintendent, acknowledging that he has received Clark's requisition on the state auditor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, the Institution's trustees, giving his annual report. The report contains information on the school's financial condition and its impact on students, as well as updates on students' studies and health.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to to John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden, the Institution's trustees, giving a "short report" on the school. The report contains a list of students, information on the school's financial condition and its impact on students, and Merrill's request that a law be enacted limiting admission to people aged eight to seventeen. Merrill supports his request by quoting similar policies from schools for blind persons in other states.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John W. Robinson and John Duncan to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a treasury warrant for $2,000 be prepared for the use of the Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Jackson, Mississippi, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, informing Osband that the archives and property of the state had been turned over to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller and providing a list of property in the executive mansion turned over to Miller. Clark also states that other officers of the state will deliver the archives and property from their departments. This copy is transcribed by Miller, Osband's Assistant Adjutant General.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John W. Robinson, a trustee for the Mississippi Institution for the Instruction of the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking to sell cotton through United States Army lines to support the institute. Robinson notes that Dr. Robert Kells, superintendent for the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, has already made similar arrangements for his institution.

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, giving an opinion regarding trustees at state charitable institutions.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Ration return requesting rations to be issued for patients of the Mississippi State Institution for the Blind. The return is approved by Colonel O. C. Risdon, thus authorizing the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence to issue the requested rations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Merrill, Superintendent for the Mississippi State Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving a statement on the condition of the facility, which is in need of furniture and funding.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from William Merrill, superintendent for the Mississippi State Institution for the Blind in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving a statement on the condition of the facility.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from citizens of Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that the business tax on N. J. Wilkerson be waived.