The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion ; Or, A Faithful History of Remarkable Occurrences in the Captivity and Deliverance of Mr. John Williams, Minister of the Gospel in Deerfield, who in the Desolation that Befel that Plantation by an Incursion of the French and Indians, was by Them Carried Away, with His Family and His Neighbor-hood, Into Canada, Drawn Up by Himself

The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion ; Or, A Faithful History of Remarkable Occurrences in the Captivity and Deliverance of Mr. John Williams, Minister of the Gospel in Deerfield, who in the Desolation that Befel that Plantation by an Incursion of the French and Indians, was by Them Carried Away, with His Family and His Neighbor-hood, Into Canada, Drawn Up by Himself To which is Added a Biographical Memoir of the Reverend Author with an Appendix and Notes

When a party of French and Indians attacked Deerfield, Mass., in 1704, 49 people were killed, including Reverend Williams's wife and two of their children. Williams's life was spared but he was taken captive. This is the story of the massacre and William's eventual release in his own words.
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