the son of louis xvi and marie antoinette who was imprisoned following the french revolution. and the board reportedly died while in prison in france, but rumors persisted that the boy had been smuggled out of prison and was living in exile waiting to return to the throne. williams lived here on the banks of the fox river with his wife. the foundation of the home still remains. for the most part it's a park setting. it was a very convenient location for williams to spin

his tail to unsuspecting travelers who were heading up and down the fox river which was one of the main thoroughfares at a time. through a chance encounter with a number of french officials and also the reporters of the day, williams continued to push this story that he was the lost prince of france. putnam's magazine ran a story that purportedly doubled their subscription to the magazine reporting on eleazer williams as the lost prince, and that subsequently led to a book called the lost prince. and williams really for the rest of his life lived off his story. he was invited to all these parties and receptions of the high society of the day, both here and on the east coast. newspaper such as "the new york times" would announce his arrival to the city, and publishes social calendar for the period of time that he was in the city.