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160. A Troublous Year in a Country Village (1776) BY REVEREND STEPHEN WILLIAMS

ANUARY 1, 1776 — Grant us help in this day of trouble; a very remarkable year past ; the most that I ever saw — unnatural war, great sickness, and remarkable drought. 100 years ago we were in a struggle with the Indians, who rose up in rebellion and designed the ruin of the country, but God preserved us. In the year past the leaders of our nation have sent troops to subdue and bring us under in this