From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of B. D. McGowan who was convicted of aiding the escape of a convict.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John N. Shields to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a report on rations distributed in the area of Greenville, Mississippi. The report is not included.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting leave of absence for ninety days. Leave granted for sixty days.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to M. B. Sullivan, asking Sullivan to request that Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames set aside a forfeiture for one of his clients. On the reverse, Ames pencils a note indicating that Clarke's letter was "Referred to Shackelford".