Williams Family Papers 1739 - 1842 (Bulk 1747-1770)

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Williams Family Papers 1739 - 1842 (Bulk 1747-1770)

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A collection of correspondence, military records, legal documents, estate papers, receipts, accounts, invoices, inventories and personal items belonging to various members of the Williams family of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and other New England towns. Most of the collection involves Dr. Thomas Williams, his wife Esther, his brother Col. Ephraim Williams, his father-in-law Rev. William Williams, his son Solomon Williams, their relatives, friends and associates. Much of the correspondence and military material is dated 1755-1756 and relates to military expeditions in the Lake George, New York, area during the French and Indian Wars.

0.75 Linear feet; (2 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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Williams, William, 1713-1788.

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Pynchon, Charles

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Hinsdale, John

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Williams, Thomas, 1718-1775

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Physician and army officer from Deerfield, Massachusetts. He was a surgeon in the regiment of troops from Hampshire County, Massachusetts that was commanded by his brother Ephraim Williams during the French and Indian War. From the description of Diary, 1756 (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 779393617 ...

Dwight, Joseph, 1702-1765

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Joseph Dwight was born in 1702, in Hatfield, Massachusetts, the son of Henry Dwight and Lydia Hawley. He graduated from Harvard in 1722 and worked as a merchant until 1731, at which point he began pursuing a career in law. After his admission to the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1733, he moved to Brookfield, Massachusetts. The Worcester County Common Court of Pleas appointed him a judge in 1739, and he went on to become an eleven-times member of the Massachusetts Colonial Council...

Williams, Ephraim, 1715-1755

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Army officer and philanthropist. From the description of Ephraim Williams correspondence, 1750 October 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981372 ...

Shattuck, Oliver, 1751-1797.

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Dwight, Abigail

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Williams, William, 1665-1746

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Hinsdale family

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Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

Williams, Esther, 1726-1800.

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Williams, Williams, 1688-1760.

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Partridge, Oliver

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