Edward Hunter 1850 Pioneer Company

Edward Hunter 1850 Pioneer Company was led by Edward Hunter. 261 individuals and 67 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). This company was organized at 12-mile creek near the Missouri River. It was the first Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company.

Reference Sources

 * Edward Hunter 1850 Company - LDS History Pioneer Overland Companies
 * "Arrival of the Mail from Salt Lake," Frontier Guardian, 14 Sep. 1850, 1.
 * Cluff, Harvey Harris, Autobiography and journals, 1868-1912, vol. 1, 8-14.
 * Deseret News [Weekly], 5 Oct. 1850, 134.
 * "Emigration Closed," Deseret News [Weekly], 19 Oct. 1850, 140.
 * "From the Plains," Frontier Guardian, 21 Aug. 1850, 2.
 * Fullmer, Rhoda Ann Marvin, Reminiscences, 1885, 5.
 * Heywood, Martha Spence, Journals 1850-[1860], vol. 1, 3-14.
 * Hunter, Edward and Robert Campbell, to Brigham Young, 17 July 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 1.
 * Hunter, Edward and Robert Campbell, to Brigham Young, 22 Aug. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 1.
 * "Interesting News from the Plains," Frontier Guardian, 24 July 1850, 1-2.
 * “Latest From the Plains,” Frontier Guardian, 10 July 1850, 2.
 * Lyons, Oscar F., Autobiographical sketch, [1]. (Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.)
 * Palmer, James, Reminiscences [ca.1884-1898], 103-13.
 * Pitt, Robert Calvin, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 23:147-48.
 * Romney, Miles, Journal [ca. 1850 Mar.]-1855 May, 1-2.
 * Spilsbury, George, [Autobiography], in Viva Skousen Brown, The Life and Posterity of Alma Platte Spilsbury [1983], 42-43.
 * Wight, Lewis, [Reminiscence], 2-3. (Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.)

1850 Hunter Wagon Company
Numbered amoung the participants in the Edward Hunter 1850 Pioneer Company, a early Mormon pioneer wagon train traveling from to Salt Lake City in the early summer. 261 individuals and 67 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). This company was organized at 12-mile creek near the Missouri River. It was the first Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company of LDS Church. Several diary/biographical accounts exist for this group.