Post by B***@37.com...besides the spelling?
Yes or no will do.
No.
Isn't the college "William and Mary College" (singular William)?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary
The College of William & Mary (also known as William & Mary, W&M,
and officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia) is a
public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in
1693 by letters patent issued by King William III and Queen Mary
II,...
William and Mary were joint sovereigns of England, Scotland and Ireland,
hence of the British Empire. Virginia was a colony of the British
Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown,
Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds
from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of
Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in
1755.
--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)