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P.V.M. Ass.
Nathaniel Hitchcock.
Deerfield,
Mass.
NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY
OF
STEPHEN WILLIAMS
Who
WAS TAKEN BY THE FRENCH AND INDIANS AT DEERFIELD,
FEBRUARY 29, 1703-4
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
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Stephen Williams (1693-1782) was just a young boy when a group of French and Native Americans raided the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1704. The attackers captured Stephen's entire family except for those killed in the initial attack and the one member of the family who was not in Deerfield at the time. Stephen endured a grueling ordeal over the next year and a half, including a forced winter march to northern Vermont and frequent deprivation. Unlike his sister, Eunice, who chose to stay with the Indian family that adopted her, Stephen Williams returned to New England. He wrote this account shortly after his return.
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"What Befell Stephen Williams in his Captivity"
publisher Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association |
author Stephen Williams (1693-1782) |
date 1889 |
location Deerfield, Massachusetts |
height 9.25" |
width 6.0" |
process/materials printed paper, ink |
item type Books/Booklet |
accession # #L98.030 |
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