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SIR WILLIAM JOHNSTONE PULTENEY |
 | | Williamson was born on July 12, 1757, to Alexander Williamson, secretary to James Hope Johnstone, third Earl of Hopetoun, and his wife Christina Robertson, who lived on the estate of Balgray in Applegarth and Sibbaldbie Parish, Dumfriesshire. |
 | | Williamson attempted without success to induce a group of Scottish highlanders, led by Donald Stewart, to settle on the Pulteney lands. |
 | | Williamson traveled to Johnstown to meet the Scots, and he encouraged them to settle at Big Springs, which he later named Caledonia. |
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