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- Collection: Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
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Portrait of John Roy Lynch
Portrait of John Roy Lynch by Betsy Creekmore, commissioned by an anonymous donor and featured in the House chamber of Mississippi's Old Capitol museum.
Signature of Marshall McNeese
Signature of Marshall McNeese from an 1875 petition to Governor Ames.
Letter from J. F. Boulden to Governor Ames
Letter from Jesse Freeman Boulden to Governor Ames, requesting the commutation of a death sentence for a prisoner named Green Henry.
Letter from J. F. Boulden to Governor Ames
Letter from Jesse Freeman Boulden to Governor Ames, revoking his previous request for a pardon for Green Henry.
Signature of Henry Mayson
Signature of Henry Mayson from an 1875 letter to Governor Ames.
Letter from Haskin Smith to Governor Ames
Letter from Haskin Smith to Governor Ames.
Letter from Henry Mayson to Governor Ames
Letter from Henry Mayson to Governor Ames about the Clinton massacre.
Letter from Isham Stewart to Governor Ames
Letter from Isham Stewart to Governor Ames.