Memoir of the Proposed Territory of Arizona
author: Mowry, Sylvester
source date: 1857
availability: public_domain

Sylvester Mowry's influential pre-Civil War memoir advocating for the creation of Arizona Territory. Describes the mineral wealth (including the Santa Rita mines), geography, and indigenous peoples of the region that would become Grant County. Mowry was a key figure in the territorial politics of the Southwest.