Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) papers, 1860-1972 (bulk 1860-1881).

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Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) papers, 1860-1972 (bulk 1860-1881).

The William H. and Sallie J. Hardy Papers consist of original and duplicate correspondence, photographs, video tapes, newspaper clippings, scrapbook pages, and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection is a three-ring binder of 66 original letters dated 1860-1881, most of which were written by Captain William Harris Hardy to his first wife, Sallie Ann Johnson Hardy, during the Civil War.

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Hardy, Sallie J. (Sallie Johnson), 1843-1872.

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University of Southern Mississippi

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Hardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917

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Born in Todd's Hill, Alabama; attended schools in Tennessee; founded Sylvarena Academy, Flowers, Mississippi; entered the legal profession and by 1858 had established a practice in Raleigh, Mississippi; fought with the 16th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War; established the railroad line between New Orleans and Meridian; president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Company, and founder of Gulfport, Laurel, and Hattiesburg; State Senator and Circuit Court Judge. From the des...