Ephraim Williams
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Ephraim Williams Jr. was an American landowner and militia officer from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, he was the benefac
In this section of Ephraim William's Last Will and Testament (1755), Williams allocates his slaves to his brothers Josiah and Elijah Williams. ["I give and bequeath...all the Buildings and Appurtenances therunto belongings with all the stock of Cattle and Negro Servants now upon [his homestead in Stockbridge"]
Williams College
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Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a coloni
Ephraim Williams
…officer from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, he was the benefactor of Williams College, located in northwestern Massachusetts. The school's athletic programs, the Ephs, are named after Williams. Ephraim Jr. was the eldest son of Ephraim…
Depiction of West College, which composed the entire college in its early years.
Zephaniah Swift Moore, the second president of the college and first president of Amherst College
The college's Morgan Hall
West College, the oldest building of Williams's campus.