From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Indictment of H. W. Shaw by the grand jury of Monroe County, Mississippi, for assault and battery with the intent to murder. This indictment bill is written by J. A. Blair, district attorney.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Order from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to sheriff of Copiah County, Mississippi, staying the execution of the forfeiture of a bond for A. B. Evans.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. S. Van Eaton at Woodville, Mississippi, to R. J. Mathews, recounting the case of Elisha Boker and stating that he ought to have never been convicted, stating that the prosecutor had gone to the cabin of Boker looking for a woman that was staying there. When Elisha came out, the prosecutor tried to attack Elisha with a long piece of iron. Van Eaton claims Elisha defended himself with a knife, cutting the prosecutor. Van Eaton also accuses the witnesses in the case, all African Americans, of being prejudiced against Boker. Van Eaton requests executive clemency for Boker.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. Murphy to R. J. Mathews, recounting the details of the case of Isham Walton, whom he defended, and stating that Walton was convicted of assault with the intent to kill. According to witnesses, Walton was said to have been holding a gun carelessly when it went off by accident. Murphy states that he believes the punishment for Walton was unjust. There is also a statement at the end of this letter from W. L. Walton pleading for the release of Isham Walton.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. G. Mayers at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting pardons for four men charged with alleged assault and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. W. Stokes in Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a pardon for Jesse D. Willeford, convicted of assault with intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Dickins in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a petition to pardon Boyd F. Bryant for the crime of assault and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Fizer in Panola, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a petition to pardon Boyd F. Bryant for the crime of assault on William R. Whitlow.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jno. R. Dickins in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a petition to pardon Boyd F. Bryant for the crime of assault and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James R. Chalmers in Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that the court fine against D. N. Morden for assault be waived.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James J. Shannon in Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a pardon for Thomas Stringer who was convicted of assault in Smith County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. S. McMillan in Monticello, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting suspension of the jail sentence of Leroy Daughtery, convicted of assault.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from O. Metcalfe in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a pardon for Mr. Perry who was convicted of simple assault.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sworn statement from T. C. Rhodes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating that he witnessed Zachariah Erkwood assault L. C. Rhodes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Barrows Samples, attorney at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a request for pardon from prisoner Thomas Jenkins, convicted of assault with intent to kill by a military commission in 1868.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Rodney Payton to O. H. Crandall, detailing the case against fugitive John Murdock.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from C. A. Sullivan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, petitioning for pardon on behalf of prisoner Miles Bell, a freedman convicted of assault witb intent to kill.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Affidavit from S. C. Elliott, justice of the peace in Washington County, Mississippi, concerning the trial and conviction of Henry Barnett for robbery, assault, and battery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from citizens of Adams County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting that Thomas Jenkins, convicted of assault on Jefferson Banks, an African American, be released to care for his family. The petitioners ask Ames to use his influence with United States President Ulysses S. Grant to secure Jenkins' release. The petition is endorsed by Sheriff William Noonan of Adams County.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from L. R. Yerger on behalf of the citizens of Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Attorney-General Jasper Myers, requesting that prisoner George Goodsby, a freedman convicted of assault with intent to commit manslaughter, be pardoned and released. Yerger mentions notable citizens who are in favor of the petition such as Judge A. B. Longstreet, former chancellor of the University of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames at Jackson, Mississippi, to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, granting pardon to Elisha Baker to be released from prison.