W.G. Draper was Judge of the County Court of the County of Frontenac in Kingston, Ontario, compiler of "Draper's Rules" and author of a popular book on the law of dower. Theodore W. Dwight was a prominent law professor at Columbia College (later Columbia University). Dwight was hired by Columbia in 1858 to develop a law department, and was the sole professor of law at Columbia until 1873. He is also known as the creator of the Dwight method for teaching law.
From the description of W.G. Draper letter to Theodore Dwight, 1868. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 708221421