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| | Colonial Hall: Biography of William Williams |
 | | William Williams, the subject of this memoir, was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, on the eighth of April, 1731. |
 | | In September, 1755, was fought, at the head of Lake George, a celebrated battle between the provincial troops, under command of major general, afterwards Sir William Johnson, aided by a body of Indians led by the celebrated Hendrick, and a body of French Canadians and Indians, cornmanded by Monsieur le Baron de Dieskau. |
 | | Williams was, at this time, one of the selectmen of the town of Lebanon, an office which he continued to hold during the whole revolutionary war. |
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