Astonishing, Susan  !!!!!!!!!!!!!   Have never in my 50+ years of research learned of any Drakes (or ant other family) who would have been of such affluence and wide manufacturing activity.   May we have their given names and dates of birth and death, etc., please????????  Paul 

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  From: Susan 
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  Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:04 PM
  Subject: [DRAKE] Mills


  Paul,

  My information concerning the different mills in my Drake family came from the 1825 New York State census for Steuben Co.They listed 18 saw mills, 15 oil mills, 11 fulling machines, 26 carding machines, and 47 cotton factories owned by the family. They also listed 45 yards of flannel and other woolen material manufactured in the domestic way and 12 yards of linen, cotton or other thin cloths. Other families on the census seemed to have rather large numbers of these mills as well. Others only had 2 or 3 mills or machines total.

  Susan


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