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Petition from Colonel J. C. Nixon to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 5, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Colonel J. C. Nixon in Harrison County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon and remission of a fine for being convicted of retailing without a license.
Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 3, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke in Greensville, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting allegations of improperly withheld funds from the state of Mississippi.
Letter from E. P. Briscoe to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 2, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. P. Briscoe in Port Gibson, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the events surrounding the complaints of the Page brothers.
Letter; January 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter containing a draft of articles of impeachment against Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames.
Petition from Citizens of Issaquena County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 25, 1875
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.
Legal Document from Samuel Singletary; December 29, 1875
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.
Letter from Judge J. Tarbell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 25, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Judge J. Tarbell in Jackson, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, describing the conditions at Alcorn University and recommending a new president be appointed.
Letter from Henry B. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 27, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry B. Whitfield in Columbus, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the status of petitions for pardon of Squire Johnson and Bill Mahomes.
Letter from Noxubee County Sheriff W. M. Connor to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 25, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Sheriff W. M. Connor to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, describing an armed mob of white men forcing P. H. Green to leave Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Petition from Citizens of Covington County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 27, 1875
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.
Letter from T. D. Harris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 30, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from T. D. Harris in Brandon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for further instructions on the stay of execution of Abram Kirkland.
Letter from H. A. McLeod to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 14, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. A. McLeod in Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting a reward for Ira and Newton Robbins, each wanted for multiple violent crimes.
Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Hill to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 24, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State James Hill in Jackson, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a list of state expenditures for the year 1875.
Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 16, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a proclamation of a $1000 reward for the capture of Ira and Newton Robbins who are wanted for murder.
Letter from Blain Candler to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 10, 1875
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.
Letter from J. W. Warren to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 21, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. W. Warren in Texas to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if a reward is being offered for the capture of Dick Pane.
Letter from P. G. Edmonds Jr. to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 14, 1875
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 Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the status of a previous petition for the pardon of Curtis Jenkins.
Letter from J. D. McAulliff to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 22, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from J. D. McAulliff in Natchez, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing voter intimidation by Dixon's Scouts prior to the election in Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Petition from Alexander Blackman and Citizens of Franklin County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 23, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Alexander Blackman and Citizens of Franklin County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Alexander Blackman who was indicted for bigamy.
Letter from William Norris to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 1, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Norris in Baltimore, Maryland to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the proposed scales law, and asking Ames to address it with Mississippi's representatives.
Legal Document from J. P. Barksdale to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; December 3, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from J. P. Barksdale to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, containing a certified summary of the verdict in the case of Elvin Logan.
Petition from E. Dupree to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 3, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from E. Dupree in Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the remission of fines of $25 in each case for retailing without a licence.
Petition from Robert Leachman and R. J. Moseley to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 6, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Robert Leachman and R. J. Moseley in Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the remission of a $20 fine against L. D. Belk for gaming.
Letter from Coleman and Dowel to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 2, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Coleman and Dowel in Texas to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if rewards are being offered for Nic Rogers and William Lampley.
Letter from P. G. Edmonds Jr. to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; December 4, 1875
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.