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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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