Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editorial Procedures
Introduction <arabic 1 starts here>
The Setting
Quentin Stockwell, Quentin Stockwell?s Relation of his 1677 Captivity and Redemption, 1684
Committee of Militia at Northampton, The Capture and Death of Chepasson, 1690
Stephen Williams, Daniel Belding?s 1696 Captivity, c. 1729
The Raid
Samuel Partridge, An Account of the Destruction of Deerfield, 1704
Letter from William Whiting to Governor Fitz-John Winthrop, 1704
Letter from Isaac Addington to Governor Fitz-John Winthrop, 1704
Samuel Partridge, Partridge?s Lament, 1704
Letter from Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil to the Minister of the Marine, 1704
Letter from Claude de Ramezay to the Minister of the Marine, 1704
English Narratives
John Williams, The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 1707
Stephen Williams, What Befell Stephen Williams in his Captivity, c. 1707
Letter from John Williams to Stephen Williams, 1729
Joseph Petty, Joseph Petty?s 1705 Escape, c.1729
Joseph Kellogg, When I was Carried to Canada, c.1740
French Narratives
Louis d?Avaugour, A Letter Concerning the Mission of Lorette in New France, 1710
Hertel Memoire, c. 1712
Mohawk Narratives
E. A. Smith, The Story of the Bell, 1882
Charles de Saileville, The Fair Captive: The Life and Captivity of Miss Eunice Williams, 1842
Taiaiake Alfred, A Different View: A Descendant Recounts the 1704 Attack, 1995
Abenaki Narratives
Elizabeth M. Sadoques, The History and Traditions of Eunice Williams and Her Descendants, 1922
Marge Bruchac, Abenaki Connections to 1704: The Sadoques Family and Deerfield, 2004
Appendixes
A: Identities of Native Peoples
B: List of the 1704 Deerfield Captives
C: Fates of the 1704 Deerfield Captives
D: Fates of New England Captives Taken between 1703 and 1712
Suggested Readings
Index