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- Collection: Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
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Petition to Governor Ames
Petition to Governor Ames in support of A. T. Morgan, the Sheriff of Yazoo County.
Petition to Governor Adelbert Ames
Petition from a number of senators and representatives to Governor Adelbert Ames regarding the division of judicial districts.
Petition to Governor Ames
Petition from several legislators to Governor Ames, requesting the pardon of a convict named J. P. Ball, Sr.
Petition Signed by Eight Legislators
Petition to Governor Ames, asking for the pardon of a man named Lawrence Crump.
Teaching Certificate Signed by James Hill
Teaching certificate for L. A. Darling, former principal of the Normal School at Tougaloo, signed by James Hill and T. W. Cardozo.
Petition to support Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University
Petition to Governor Alcorn supporting Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University.
Contract with Freedmen
Sharecropping agreement between David Higgins and other freedmen with C. P. Montgomery in Oktibbeha County.
Obituary of Cornelius J. Jones
Typed obituary of Cornelius J. Jones.