Dering (Richard) Letters, 1858 - 1879

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Summary

Title:
Richard Dering Letters
Dates:
1858 - 1879
Creators:
Dering, N. Richard, -1873
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.
Extent:
.4 Linear feet (1 archives box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Richard Dering Letters. MSS 250. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Not Available
Processing information:

This collection was digitized in 2016 for inclusion in the Adam Matthew subscription database Frontier Life: borderlands, settlement & colonial encounters.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections Archives, UC San Diego
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-09-16 07:16:15 -0700 .

Access and use

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Richard Dering Letters. MSS 250. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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