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==Career==
 
==Career==
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Hall was the only Georgia delegate to the first Continental Congress. In the [[Second Continental Congress]] he was involved in provisioning food and medicine for the Revolutionary Armies and raised money in support of Massachusetts revolt.<ref>[http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/histprof/founders/hall.html Lyman Hall, laughtergenealogy.com]</ref> The British learned that he had signed the Declaration of Independence and was a target for treason. The Revolutionary War had reached Georgia and Hall was forced to flee. Two of his houses in Savannah were destroyed by the British.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hall.htm Lyman Hall, USHistory.org]</ref>
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Hall was the only Georgia delegate to the first Continental Congress. In the [[Second Continental Congress]] he was involved in provisioning food and medicine for the Revolutionary Armies and raised money in support of Massachusetts revolt.<ref>[http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/histprof/founders/hall.html Lyman Hall, laughtergenealogy.com]</ref> The British learned that he had signed the Declaration of Independence and was a target for treason. The Revolutionary War had reached Georgia and Hall was forced to flee. Two of his houses in Savannah were destroyed by the British.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hall.htm Lyman Hall, USHistory.org]</ref>  In 1954 a historical marker was erected to commemorate the event at "Hall's Knoll."<ref>[https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=fa3ed423-9fd0-4275-978b-edd50c23b42d&gid=3 "Hall's Knoll" Home of Dr. Lyman Hall Historical Marker]</ref>
    
==After the War==
 
==After the War==
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