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On September 19, 1677 the settlement of Hatfield, Massachusetts, a town south of Deerfield, was attacked by Pocumtuck and Norwottuck Native Americans. The Native Americans had removed to a Native village two or three miles from Sorel, a French town in Canada. Sorel is located within twelve miles of Odanak (St. Francis) in Quebec. They took a number of Hatfield residents prisoner and carried them to Canada. These were the first English captives taken there. The captives were redeemed the following May. This shoe was, according to family tradition, worn home by one of the captives, four-year-old Sarah Coleman.

 

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Sarah Coleman's shoe

creator   Unidentified
date   c. 1677
location   New England or New France
height   2.5"
length   5.12"
width   2.25"
process/materials   wool, leather, flax, pasteboard
item type   Personal Items/Clothing - Footwear
accession #   #1876.39


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"New England Captives Carried to Canada Between 1677 and 1760 During French and Indian Wars"- Vol. II

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