Richard Dering Letters
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2005
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
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Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Richard Dering Letters
Creator:
Dering, N. Richard, -1873
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0250
Physical Description:
.4 Linear feet
(1 archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1858 - 1879
Abstract: Letters providing a detailed account of Dering's activities and travels in Sonora, Baja California, the islands of the Gulf
of California, and up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. Written principally from Isla Elide, Georges Island, Guaymas, Magdalena
Bay, and San Francisco.
Languages:
English
.
Acquisition Information
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Preferred Citation
Richard Dering Letters. MSS 250. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Publication Rights
Digital copies of this material are intended to support research, teaching, and private study. This work may be used without
prior permission. The original manuscripts for this collection are held by Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Historical Background
An agent of the Lower California Company, Dering was an early settler at Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico originally
from Sag Harbor, New York. He was active in the orchilla and guano trades, and also lived in San Francisco. Dering died at
Magdalena Bay on 16 March 1873.
Scope and Content of Collection
Letters providing a detailed account of Dering's activities and travels in Sonora, Baja California, the islands of the Gulf
of California, and up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. Written principally from Isla Elide, Georges Island, Guaymas, Magdalena
Bay, and San Francisco. Includes 63 letters from Dering to his sisters, Frances M. Dering and Elizabeth P. Dering of Sag Harbor,
and 7 letters between Elizabeth and others following his death.
Digital Content
This collection has been digitized.
Processing Information
This collection was digitized in 2016 for inclusion in the Adam Matthew subscription database Frontier Life: borderlands,
settlement & colonial encounters.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Manuscripts -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
Manuscripts -- Mexico -- Magdalena Bay
Manuscripts -- California -- San Francisco
Lower California Company
Dering, Elizabeth P. -- Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 1
R. Dering to sister, Isla Elide, Baja California, Mexico
1858 February 15
R. Dering to sister, Isla Elide, Baja California, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 2
R. Dering to sister, Isla Elide, Baja California, Mexico
1859 December 15
R. Dering to sister, Isla Elide, Baja California, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 3
R. Dering to sisters, at sea, Gulf of California
1860 November 20
R. Dering to sisters, at sea, Gulf of California
Box 1, Folder 4
R. Dering to sisters, Guaymas, Mexico
1861 March 10
R. Dering to sisters, Guaymas, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 5
R. Dering to sisters, Guaymas, Mexico
1861 April 29
R. Dering to sisters, Guaymas, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 6
R. Dering to sisters, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1861 June 2
R. Dering to sisters, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 7
Fordham and Jennings to Mrs. Frances M. Dering, San Francisco, California
1861 September 5
Fordham and Jennings to Mrs. Frances M. Dering, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 8
R. Dering to sisters, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1861 October 26
R. Dering to sisters, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 9
R. Dering to sisters, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1861 November 22
R. Dering to sisters, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 10
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1861 December 6
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 11
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1862 February 5
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 12
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1862 February 6
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 13
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1862 May 4
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 14
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
1862 May 4
R. Dering to sister, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Box 1, Folder 15
R. Dering to sister, Guaymas, Mexico
1862 July 28
R. Dering to sister, Guaymas, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 16
R. Dering to sister, Guaymas, Mexico
1862 October 30
R. Dering to sister, Guaymas, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 17
R. Dering to sisters, Guaymas, Mexico
1862 December 10
R. Dering to sisters, Guaymas, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 18
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 August 2
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 19
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 August 2
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 20
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 August 17
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 21
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 August 17
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 22
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 September 2
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 23
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 September 2
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 24
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 September 17
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 25
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1865 September
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 26
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
1865 October 17
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 27
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
1865 November 28
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 28
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
1865 December 5
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 January 28
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 30
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 January 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 31
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
1866 February 9
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 32
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 February 18
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 33
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 March 18
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 34
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 March 18
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 35
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 June 17
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 36
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 June 17
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 37
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 July 4
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 38
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
1866 July 29
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 39
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
1866 September 9
R. Dering to sisters, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 40
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 October 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 41
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 November 18
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 42
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 November 18
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 43
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 December 10
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 44
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1866 December 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 45
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1867 April 28
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 46
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1867 July 28
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 47
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1868 January 28
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 48
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1868 January 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 49
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1868 November 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 50
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1870 May 22
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 51
R. Dering to sister, San Diego, California
1870 August 9
R. Dering to sister, San Diego, California
Box 1, Folder 52
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
1870 October 2
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 53
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
1870 October 2
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 54
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
1870 October 30
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 55
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
1870 October 30
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 56
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1871 December 10
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 57
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1871 December 10
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 58
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1872 January 9
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 59
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1872 January 11
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 60
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
1872 January 29
R. Dering to sister, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 61
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1872 February 29
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 62
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1872 March 10
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 63
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
1872 March 20
R. Dering to sister, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 64
Capt. Isham to Capt. Hedges
ca. 1873
Capt. Isham to Capt. Hedges
Box 1, Folder 65
David Turner, U.S. Consul to Elizabeth Dering, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1873 May 24
David Turner, U.S. Consul to Elizabeth Dering, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 66
J. Collins to Elizabeth Dering, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
1873 June 25
J. Collins to Elizabeth Dering, Magdalena Bay, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 67
Elizabeth Dering to Col. Drake De Kay, Sag Harbor, New York
ca. 1873
Elizabeth Dering to Col. Drake De Kay, Sag Harbor, New York
Box 1, Folder 68
J. Collins to Elizabeth Dering, Magdalena, Mexico
1873 September 4
J. Collins to Elizabeth Dering, Magdalena, Mexico
Box 1, Folder 69
Capt. Isham to Mary Dering, San Francisco, California
1873 October 9
Capt. Isham to Mary Dering, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 70
Cornelius Sleight to Frances Dering, San Francisco, California
1879 October 20
Cornelius Sleight to Frances Dering, San Francisco, California
Box 1, Folder 71
Miscellaneous envelopes
1858-1872
Miscellaneous envelopes
Box 1, Folder 72
Newspaper clippings
1871 November
Newspaper clippings
General note
Includes: "Startling News from Lower California,"
The Daily Union, 1871 November 25 and "The Lower California Revolution," [unidentified newspaper], ca. 1871 November.
