James Savage (1784-1873) was born in Boston on July 13, 1784. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1803 and an A.M. in 1806. He then studied law, and began practicing in 1807. He became a well known lawyer, genealogist, and antiquarian, publishing the "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" and annotated editions of John Winthrop's "History of New England." He also served as librarian and president of the Massachusetts Historical Society. James Savage died in Boston in March 1873.
Daniel Putnam Upton was born in Reading, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Rebecca Upton on August 12, 1775. He attended Harvard College and received an A.B. in 1797. Following graduation, he moved to Machias, Maine, where he studied law under Phineas Bruce. He was admitted to the bar in 1800 and married his teacher's sister, Hannah Bruce, in October 1801. They settled in Eastport, Maine and had two children: Daniel Putnam in 1803 and George Bruce in 1804. Upton established a law practice in Eastport and was admitted to the supreme court in 1803 and commissioned a justice of the peace in 1804. Suffering from a pulmonary disease, Daniel Upton returned to his family home in Reading, Massachusetts, where he died on December 31, 1805.
From the description of Letter from Daniel Upton to James Savage, September 29, 1799. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 631109545
