From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. F. Simonton in Shannon, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting military help to protect elections against bands of armed marauders and the Ku Klux Klan.

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. Legal Document from John Massie to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing Massie and a group of friends fleeing a group of armed white men who claimed they intended to murder Ben Briton and Jim Fang and "did not intend to spare any of the black men."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Sworn statement from Edward Gilliam to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the armed group of 50 white men who seized control of Edwards following the riots at Clinton, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Transcript of telegraph from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to United States President Ulysses S. Grant, asking for military help against rampant violence taking place throughout the state. It includes account of seizure of firearms by a mob from the dock of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from United States President Ulysses S. Grant to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, authorizing Ames to use the military to deal with the riots in Warren County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from three hundred citizens of Warren County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, warning Ames that if protection is not provided for African American voters in Warren County, Mississippi, then they will not vote.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames. A handwritten draft of the December 4 proclamation against rioters. (Includes printed copy of the proclamation)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of witnesses for the committee of investigation. Several names are struck out.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, detailing the shooting death of F. P. Hilliard.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff M. A. Metts to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, updating him on the number of felonies which have been committed in Winston County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Harry Murphy to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, questioning the letter Alcorn sent to the sheriffs concerning the collection of taxes. Murphy also makes mention of the outrageous behavior of the Ku Klux Klan.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Albert Snowden to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning the Meridian Riot and Board of Aldermen. Snowden notes that there is racial tension.