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 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 to Travis Rhodes, detailing Democrat efforts to intimidate and suppress African American votes in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

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. Letter from A. Parker in Jackson, Mississippi to United States Senator Blanche K. Bruce, detailing voter fraud and intimidation by Democrats in Amite County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Blain Candler in Iuka, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a reward for the capture of Samuel Hardy who was wanted for murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. H. Rockwell in Cincinnati, Ohio to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, on behalf of the office of the lighthouse inspector requesting that Ames addresses legislature about protecting the light houses on the Mississippi River.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of an alleged murder of a Livingston, Mississippi, resident, as well as a military group that is gathering despite peace talks.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from R. A. Simons to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of a nighttime attack on his house by men who have vowed that he will not live to see election day.

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. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of a $250.00 reward for the arrest of Needham Waterer of Yazoo County, Mississippi, wanted for the alleged murder of Bob Bates. Includes description of Waterer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John Adams to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing Ames of the bands of armed white men terrorizing African-Americans of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and warning Ames that threats have been made on his life.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal document, containing a collection of witness testimony from the murder trial of Elvin Logan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis that King Henderson escaped from custody while working for French and Jobes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, of a $50.00 reward for the capture and return of Samuel Hodo, who escaped from custody.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis that Samuel Hodo escaped from custody while working for French and Jobes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing the office of Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames of the escape of Minor Robinson. Includes description of fugitive.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from D. P. Coffey to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for reward to be offered for the capture of Benjamin Morrow, suspected in five different crimes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis of $50 reward for the capture and return of Minor Robinson. Includes description of escapee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis of the escape of William Douglas and James Alexander from custody.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Peter Crosby in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, describing a violent riot that occurred in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, resulting in multiple deaths.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Affidavit from A. Parker in Liberty, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, to extradite John Jackson and Stephen McGrautt, who are wanted for murder, from Louisiana.

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. Sworn statement from Alfred Moses to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing being wounded at the barbecue in Clinton, Mississippi, that was the inciting incident of the riot.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Henry Jones to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Jones's experience being chased and shot at by a group of white men in Hinds County, Mississippi.