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Dering, Thomas, ca. 1716-1785. Dering family papers, 1755-1896.

Title: Dering family papers, 1755-1896.

The Dering Family papers contain correspondence received by Thomas Dering, a New York State congressman, and other members of the Dering family. Several letters are from Nathaniel Ray Thomas (d. 1791), a Loyalist from Massachusetts, and his wife, Sarah Dering Thomas; these concern both personal and business matters. Also included are letters from Republican Congressman and Sag Harbor resident Ebenezer Sage.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear feet.

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Sermon and religious tract collection, 1706-1885.

Title: Sermon and religious tract collection, 1706-1885.

Pamphlets by M. Scott, John D. Gardiner, Lyman Beecher, and others, 1762-1807, including a history of East Hampton, N.Y. and a funeral oration for John Winthrop; 5 ordination sermons by Samuel Buell, Walter King, and Aaron Woolworth, 1759-1817; tract, 1763, bought by Sylvester Dering at Benedict Arnold's vendue; notes and manuscript sermons of J.D. Gardiner and Samuel King, 1758 and 1851; discourse on death, 1799-1817; miscellaneous tracts and sermons, 1706-1885.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft.

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Papers, 1721-1950, 1780-1853 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1721-1950, 1780-1853 (bulk).

Correspondence of the members of the Dering family with relatives, friends and business associates; correspondents include Thomas Dering, Henry P. Dering, Sarah F. Dering, Sylvester Dering, Frances Mary Sage, E. Sage, Eliza Gardiner Brumley, Lodowick Fosdick and Jonathan N. Havens. Items of note include letters of Thomas Dering in Boston from David Chesebrough of Newport, 1755-1769; letters of Henry P. Dering to Joseph Schofield of Connecticut about wool processing, 1817; and letters from Nicoll Richard Dering in San Francesco to his family in Sag Harbor, 1851-1853. Also an account book of Henry P. Dering at Yale College, 1780-1784; deed to H.P. Dering from Caleb Woodward for land in Sag Harbor, 1798; maritime papers including vessel shares, crew lists and seamen's papers for whaling ships including the Daniel Webster, Emerald and Columbia, 1845-1859; certificate of discharge from the U.S. Navy for George Grant of Sag Harbor, 1884; a Dering family genealogy; and notes by Edward M. Dering, Jr., 1950, about a family grandfather clock and a portrait fo Thomas Dering.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft.

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