Historical Documents

Letter from Ephraim Williams, Jr. to Israel Williams enclosing his will, 1755

Last Will and Testament of Ephraim Williams, Jr., 1755

Minutes of the First Meeting of the Trustees of the Free School, April 24,1785

Petition from the Trustees of the Free School to establish a college, 1792

The Act to establish Williams College, passed 1793

Laws of the College, 1795

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