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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.
Legal Document from Joshua Stevens; January 6, 1876
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Joshua Stevens, containing an account of the education expenditures of Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was notarized by the chancery clerk.
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.
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 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.
Legal Document from Joshua W. Bowing; December 29, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Joshua W. Bowing in Vicksburg, Mississippi, containing an excerpt from the minutes of the Warren County, Mississippi, board of supervisors regarding special election for the sheriff and tax collector.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Letter from D. W. Patterson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 4, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from D. W. Patterson in Harrison Station, Tallahatchie county, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as the Marshall of Harrison.
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 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.
Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; November 30, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, proclaiming a $50 reward for the capture and return of Charles Morris. It includes the description of the fugitive.
Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; November 30, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, proclaiming a $50 reward for the capture and return of Frank Carroll. It includes the description of the fugitive.
Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; November 29, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis in Jackson, Mississippi, proclaiming a $50 award for the capture and return of Moses Young.
Petition from A. D. Avery and other Citizens of Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 27, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. D. Avery and other Citizens of Meridian, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the remission of fines of $25 in each case for retailing without a licence.
Petition from O. Kellogg to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 29, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from O. Kellogg in Hernando, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for the pardon of Robert C. Tabler who was convicted of pocket picking.
Letter from John Brown to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; November 8, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John Brown in Austin, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, resigning as sheriff and tax collector of Coahoma County, Mississippi.
Letter from E. M. Stites to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 30, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from E. M. Stites to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, informing him of the disarray in Claiborne County, Mississippi, and claiming that a fair election cannot be held without troops.
Letter from H. M. Williams to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 31, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from H. M. Williams to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, telling him about the political violence happening in Lee County, Mississippi. He says that Republicans are being forced to become Democrats under the threat of being beaten and killed.