From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Issaquena County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the appointment of Frank McCoy to a position on the Board of Supervisors of Issaquena County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Amite County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Cyrus Chaney, who was convicted of larceny.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. R. Barksdale in Grenada, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the commutation of the sentence of John Anderson, who was convicted of murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Telegram from R. V. Pearson in Coffeeville, Mississippi to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, stating that the order commuting the sentence of John Anderson has not been received but the sentence has been suspended.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from A. T. Morgan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, reporting rations distributed in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George H. Lester in Coffeeville, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, recommending a commutation of sentence for John Anderson, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from Henry Kirkwood, containing an indictment from the Grand Jury in Jackson County, Mississippi, in the case of the murder of William McFall. Document contains several jurors signatures on the back.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Detective James F. Cunningham of the New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Police to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, claiming knowledge of the whereabouts of fugitive John Anderson and offering to capture him given a travel pass and the posted reward plus expenses.