Manuscripts
Edward Bunker, Jr. Papers
- Description
This collection consists of correspondence and papers regarding Edward Bunker, Jr. (1847-1914) and his duties as a Mormon bishop of Bunkerville, Nevada. People such as H.B. (Hiram B.) Clawson, Henry Eyring (1838-1901), and L. John (Leonard John) Nuttall (1834-1905) are represented in the collection.
There are papers regarding the establishment of the United Order in Bunkerville, the duties of a bishop, dispute resolutions, the running of the mail, food and livestock, digging of an irrigation canal, taxes in Nevada, tithing receipts, and other financial records and bills.
- Date
- 1875-1894
- Call number
- mssHM 63428-63492
- Provenance
- Purchased from Loren Leavitt, April 4, 1945.
- Gift of Juanita Brooks, June 28, 1944.
