From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Legal document from James E. Randolph requesting the extradition of Abram, an enslaved person, for an alleged assault in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from C. D. Strickland Jr. in Tangipahoa Station, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting the arrest of William D. Pearson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Copy of a bill of indictment and court proceedings from District Attorney Bolivar Edwards and clerks John H. Pipes and J. J. Strickland, containing the United States Sixth District Court proceedings and murder indictment for Jasper Bowman and John O'Neal from Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John M. Akers in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the extradition of John C. Neal, alleged murderer, who is residing in Magnolia, Mississippi.