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Title: Richard Dering letters,
Date (inclusive): 1858-1879
Collection number: MSS 0250
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (70 items (113 leaves) in two
folders.)
Repository:
Mandeville Special Collections Library, Geisel Library, UC, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
Shelf Location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Richard Dering letters, MSS 0250. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
As an agent of the Lower California Company, Dering was an early settler at Magdalena
Bay, Baja California, Mexico. Active in the orchilla and guano trades. Also lived in San
Francisco. Orginially from Sag Harbor, New York. Died at Magdalena Bay on 16 March 1873.
Letters providing a detailed account of Dring'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 Elide Island, Georges Island, Guaymas, Magdalena Bay,
and San Francisco. Includes 63 letters from Dering to his sister, Elizabeth P. Dering of
Sag Harbor, and 7 letters between Elizabeth and others following his death. Also includes
14 envelopes and 2 newspaper clippings.