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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: William H. Hardy Manuscript Collection
Creator:
Hardy, William Harrison, Captain
Identifier/Call Number: MS.630
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(4 folders)
Date: undated
Abstract: This is a collection of manuscripts by Captain W. H. Hardy regarding his life and experiences in Arizona from 1867-1887. Some
were printed in the newspaper
Mohave County Miner between 1887 and 1889. These are typed manuscripts and copies, all of which are undated.
Language of Material:
English
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This is a collection of manuscripts by Captain W. H. Hardy regarding his life and experiences in Arizona from 1867-1887. Some
were printed in the newspaper
Mohave County Miner between 1887 and 1889. These are typed manuscripts and copies, all of which are undated. Titles of the manuscripts are "Arizona
Twenty Years Ago," "Captain Hardy Tells What He Knows About The Eastern Boundaries of the County," "Horse Sense," and "That
Famous Ride." "That Famous Ride" contains a portion by Albert Franklin Banta.
William Harrison Hardy, born in Allegany County, New York on April 25, 1823, was a pioneer adventurer, town builder, and businessman.
He went to California with a wagon train in 1849 and became "Captain Hardy" when elected captain of the company. Captain Hardy,
as he was known for the rest of his life, was drawn to the new frontier of the Territory of Arizona and founded the town of
Hardyville, in 1865, at the approximate site of the present day Bullhead City. He erected a cluster of adobe buildings for
a mercantile store, hotel, and saloon. He took an active, influential role in Territorial politics. He established the post
office (and invented a riveted mail sack still in use today), ferry crossing at Hardyville, and a stage line and mail route
to Prescott on a toll road.
In later years Captain Hardy was a member of the first board of prison commissioners who supervised the construction of the
Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma. He died a man of modest means at the home of his sister in Whittier, California in June
1906.
William H. Hardy Manuscript Collection, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.630; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012
October 25, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Donated to the Library as part of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1910 April 7.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Captain Hardy Tells What He Knows About The Eastern Boundaries of the CountyArizona -- History
Indians of North America -- Arizona
Typescripts
That Famous Ride
Mohave County Miner
Arizona twenty years ago
Horse Sense