Historical notes : ms.S, 1872.
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Spence, David, 1798-1875.
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David Estevan Spence was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on October 24, 1798, and arrived in Monterey, California, in 1824. He worked in the mercantile business before taking up ranching. He acquired Rancho Encinal y Buena Esperanza on the Salinas plains and later became alcalde of Monterey, a judge, and a member of the state legislature. He died in Monterey on February 18, 1875. From the description of David Spence papers, 1830-1922, undated. (California Historical Society). WorldC...
