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Biography

James Well Drake was born in 1792 in Mendham. He married Nancy Carns Doty, and they had two children, George and Esther. James worked as an esquire in New Jersey, and is mentioned in GWS' letter to FMS. GWS asks FMS to send James Drake a book.

Letter References

Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 24, 1849

Citations

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Biography: 
James Well Drake was born in 1792 in Mendham. He married Nancy Carns Doty, and they had two children, George and Esther. James worked as an esquire in New Jersey, and is mentioned in GWS' letter to FMS. GWS asks FMS to send James Drake a book.
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Also information from find a grave:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=drake&GSfn=james&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=33&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6255979&df=all&
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