From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Thomas J. Norton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, requesting assistance in getting a pardon from the Governor of Indiana, Conrad Baker. Norton has been in the Indiana penitentiary since 1865, his sentence having been extended after his recapture following his escape in 1867.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. S. Belcher at Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking why his request had not been answered. This may be in reference to an extradition request that was made by Belcher.