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Drayton, Daniel, 1802-? Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton, for four years and four months a prisoner (for charity's sake) in Washington jail. Including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the Schooner Pearl.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08547 Author/Creator: Drayton, Daniel, 1802-? Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1853 Pagination: 1 v. : 122 p. ; 18.8 x 12 cm. Order a Copy

Published by Bela Marsh. Includes a frontispiece printed portrait of Drayton.

Drayton, Daniel, 1802-?

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