Daniel Durham Hunt (1797 - 1866) Profile

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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 15, 1844.

“[Elders] will present before the people “General Smith’s views of the powers and policy of the General Government,” and seek diligently to get up electors who will go for him for the presidency.  All Elders will be faithful in preaching the gospel.”

Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 15, 1844

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965

Elijah Averett autobiography

"Elijah Averett autobiography", Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965, Page 15.

In the spring of 1851 [1850], br. Hyde and James Allred[,] Sen[i]or organized a company. Br. Aaron Johnson was Captain of the hundred and I was Captain of the first fifty and Mathew Caldwell of the second fifty. After we were organized Captain Blair and his Company of gentiles joined me and my Company, making (84) eighty four wagons in my Company.



We crossed the Mis[s]ouri River and struck out for the mountains. We traveled on until we crossed a little river by the name of Salt River. Here, if I recollect right, the cholery [cholera] struck our Camp. I lost 17 persons in my company. I had a touch of it myself. We traveled on and kept above Fort Carney (Fort Kernay) [Kearney]



We felt that the cholery had ought to stop and brs. Johnson, Hunt, [Isaac] Hill and myself went out in the prarie and prayed that the Lord would stop the Cholery, and we had a testimony that it would stop. (They heard a stamping in the grass near by, but nothing was to be seen.) We never had another case in our Company. We saw a great many gentile graves on the road. The cholera had Slayed them terribly. There was wagons, tires, clothing, guns, bedding, boots and shoes scattered along the road. We got along very well. There was one buffalo run through our camp and the dogs caught him and the boys shot him[.] It rained pretty hard on us, and in crossing the North Platt[e] some of our wagons swam, but we got across all right



After this we had one young man lost one night and part of two days, but he came to camp all right. Nothing else happened that I recollect of worth mentioning of. I only lost two head of cattle in my company



When we arrived at Salt Lake City my Company was disbanded and went where ever they wanted to. I was Counciled by President Brigham Young to go to San Pete County Utah

Transcript for Elijah Averett autobiography, 15, in Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965

Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965.

Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877

Journals and letters of Jacob Hamblin

"Journals and letters of Jacob Hamblin", Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, Page 13-15.

Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April.

"Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April.", Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, 1850, Page 47.

I Started for the vally of the great Salt Lake[.] I had nine in family[.] the Second of June we war [were] organedise [organized] with the Saints that ware the[n] redy <s>to</s> to cros the plaines by Elder Orsen Hide [Orson Hyde.] this company cansisted of one hundred wagons with from three to nine pursones [persons] to a wagon



I c[r]osed the Missourie [Missouri] River with my family the 8th of June



10th <stood gard="">[.] we ware visited by the Chiefs of the Oto [Ottawa] tribe of Indians[.] with thare interpeter they demanded ten cents a wagon f[o]r the privilige of pasing through thare teritory </stood>



11th travailed ten miles[.] campt and finished organiseing the company



12th went about 13 or 14 miles[.] wood and water plenty



13th travailed 17 miles[.] butiful preitie[prairie] Country



14th 18 miles[.] crosed Salt Creek[.] Campt in the Pawnee teritory[.] <s>15 trav</s> traval some twenty miles[.] wood and water Scars [scarce.] Stood gard



15th travaild ten miles[.] Brothr John Shipley d[i]ed with the colery [colera] and willes [Willis] Johnson and some two or three others[.] this was <s>in</s> truly a mournfull Scene to See women mourning for thare Husbands and Childrin for thare Fathers[.] but we ware obliege [obliged] to leav them on the plaines burying them as desent [decent] as we could



16th travald Some eight or ten mile[.] Campd to rest our teames



17th travild eightten miles[.] <s>no</s> no wood[.] level Cuntry[.] poor water



18th fourteen miles[.] Br thomas kerk [Kirk] died of Colery betwen elevn <s>and twelve o</s> and twelve o clock atnight[.] rain



19th travaild Sixteen miles[.] Sevrel atacted [attacked] with the Colery



<s>19</s>20th 15 miles[.] the Company was devided in to four divisions[.] Capt Evrits [Elijah Averett] and martha Meacham was violant attacted with the colery and ware held [healed] by the blessing of <s>good</s> god



21 19 miles[.] pased throu old Purntown[.] no wood



22 t[raveled] 15 miles[.] Stood gard



23 t[raveled] Eight miles[.] laid by[.] Widow loron mared [married] to my father [Isaiah Hamblin] by Capt [Isaac] Hill



24th Eight miles[.] Abel [Morgan] Aarjent [Sargent] and Son [Thomas Sargent] died of Colery[.] 2 Childrin died also[.] Sevral taken Sick tain



<s>25th 9 miles</s>



Capt Johnson cold [called] a meting[.] it was agreed that Bro hunt Should chose two from the Company to offer Prayr to god for the wellfaire of the Saints



25th 9 miles[.] mud and rain



26th 15 miles[.] mud and rain[.] I was sick my Self[.] pain in my side



27th my Wife violantly attcted [attacked] with the Colery about three oclock in the moring[.] I prayd for hur [her] and anointed hur in the name of the Lord[.] Coled [Called] on Brs. [George] Pectal and [Isaac] Hill <to> She was relieved immediately[.] met the mail from the Salt Lake vally[.] Capt Johnson Wife died of colery[.] Daniel Hunts <s>W</s> Wife died of Colery[.] travaild fourteen miles through mud and water[.] campt within th[r]ee miles of Ft Chiles </to>



28th travaild 9 miles past Ft Chiles[.] saw Lucinda the Mother of my Chidrin[.] She was the Same old Six pense [pence] as She said[.] Br <s>Fora</s> Fords Child died



29th 7 miles[.] I was attacted with the Colery[.] <s>it</s> it was rebuked under the hands of my Father &amp; Br [George] Pictel [Pectol]



30th 9 miles[.] I found my Self <s>under the</s> attacted with a burning feaver when the Company S[t]opt[.] I was baptised by B[r]other Johnson[.] the feaver was rebuked[.] we (bairely) had aneething [anything.] Childrin war Baptisd[.] Duane Hamblin was Baptised into the Church[,] My oldest Son[,] by El[d]er Daniel Hunt and confirmed by Elisha [Elijah] Evrits [Averett]



July 1t Capt Hills Wife [Eliza] died[.] one of Capt Johnsons family died[.] travaild 20 miles



2t 20 mile[.] I was Still Sick with the feaver[.] treavild 21 miles



3d 17 the miles[.] wagon run over Duane[.] when I looked out and saw him the blood was runing out of his mouth[.] at first I gave him up for lost[.] my Father with two others administerd to <s>him</s> him[.] he was <s>im</s> immediately heeled



4th 18 miles



5th 12 miles[.] helth increasing



<s>April 10</s>



 



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o[w]ing to my Sickness on the journey and many other incon[v]eniences I hav not writeen any untill now[.] from the 5th of July untill now nothing of importance too[k] plase [place] Save my <sa>fe arival <s>in</s> too the Citty of the Great Salt Lake and location of my Selfe and family in Toela [Tooele] Settlement[.] we arived in the Citty the 6th of Sept </sa>

Transcript for Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April

Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887

Offerings for the assistance of the P. E. F. immigrants, 1856 October, Names of Persons Who Volunteer to Go as Teamsters

"Offerings for the assistance of the P. E. F. immigrants, 1856 October, Names of Persons Who Volunteer to Go as Teamsters", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887, October 1856.

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.

Tullidge's histories

Tullidge, Edward W., Tullidge's Histories of Utah, Vol. 2.

On my return to Milwaukee, I engaged as clerk in the large book store of Hale & Chapman, and remained there until the spring of 1849, when I determined to go around the world, purposing first to spend a year in the California gold mines, thence to go by way of China, India and Persia to Europe. My uncle whose adopted son I was, endeavored with all his power to dissuade me, offering me every inducement which his great wealth would permit, and quoting the proverb: that “a rolling stone gathers no moss.” I wanted my moss rubbed off, and told him so. After a tedious journey of six weeks I found myself at St Joseph Mo., too late to join any overland company of emigrants, and so remained in Missouri until the spring of 1850, teaching school in a small settlement near St Joseph.
Leaving the Missouri river May, 15th, we started into the then unknown western wilds and arrived at Salt Lake City, July 22nd, 1850, and after a journey of a thousand miles without seeing a house, we were all overjoyed. During the journey I had two very narrow escapes from death. Once, while among the rocks near the Sweetwater I was obliged to swing myself around a rocky point by means of a small bush growing in the rock, over an abyss four hundred feet in depth, and then found myself upon a narrow ledge not more than a foot wide, along which I was obliged to crawl for about 100 feet, before I found a place of safety. Another time I was in imminent danger from a furious buffalo bull which I had wounded, and from which I narrowly escaped, being on foot and alone. I knew the danger of attacking him alone and with no place of refuge, but could not resist the opportunity.
During the journey I had been told the Mormons were guilty of every kind of wickedness, but on my arrival at Salt Lake City I found I had been so much deceived by those lying reports that I determined to remain in the valley during the winter, study the people for myself, and go on in the spring to California.

Transcript for Tullidge, Edward W., Tullidge's Histories of Utah, vol. 2, "Biographies (Supplemental Vol.) of the Founders and Representative Men of Northern, Eastern and Western Utah, and Southern Idaho" [1889], 120

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