Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid

308 Pages·2006·3.461 MB·English

by  Evan Haefeli

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Captive Histo ies
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Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfi eld
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C aptive Histo ies
english, french, and native narratives of
the 1704 deerfi eld raid
Evan Haefeli N Kevin Sweeney
edited by a d
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Library of Congress Cataloging-i n-P ublication Data
Captive histories : English, French, and Native narratives of the 1704 Deerfi eld raid
/ edited by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney.
p. cm. — (Native Americans of the Northeast)
Documentary supplement to: Captors and captives. c2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-55849-543-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) —
ISBN 1-55849-542-8 (library cloth : alk. paper)
1. Abenaki Indians—Wars. 2. Abenaki Indians—History—Sources.
3. Indian captivities—Massachusetts—Deerfi eld—History—Sources.
4. Indians of North America—Wars—1600–1750.
5. United States—History—Queen Anne’s War, 1702–1713.
6. Deerfi eld (Mass.)—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775.
I. Haefeli, Evan, 1969– II. Sweeney, Kevin, 1950–
III. Haefeli, Evan, 1969– Captors and captives. IV. Series.
E99.A13C364 2006
974.4'02—dc22
2006004255
British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available.
For the members and staff of the Pocumtuck Valley
Memorial Association
In recognition of 135 years of work devoted to preserving and
interpreting the history of Pocumtuck and Deerfi eld, Massachusetts.
Without their efforts, this book and others could not have been
produced.
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contents
List of Illustrations ix
List of Maps xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Editorial Procedures xix
Introduction 1
T S
Quentin Stockwell, Quentin Stockwell’s Relation of his 1677
Captivity and Redemption, 1684 35
Committee of Militia at Northampton, The Capture and Death of
Chepasson, 1690 49
Stephen Williams, Daniel B elding’s 1696 Captivity, c. 1729 54
T R
Samuel Partridge, An Account of the Destruction of Deerfi eld, 1704 63
Letter from William Whiting to Governor Fitz-J ohn Winthrop, 1704 67
Letter from Isaac Addington to Governor Fitz-J ohn Winthrop, 1704 70
Samuel Partridge, Partridge’s Lament, 1704 72
Letter from Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil to the Minister of
the Marine, 1704 79
Letter from Claude de Ramezay to the Minister of the Marine, 1704 83
E N
John Williams, The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 1707 89
Stephen Williams, What Befell Stephen Williams in his
Captivity, c. 1707 159
Letter from John Williams to Stephen Williams, 1729 171
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Joseph Petty, Joseph P etty’s 1705 Escape, c.1729 175
Joseph Kellogg, When I was Carried to Canada, c.1740 181
F N
Louis d’Avaugour, A Letter Concerning the Mission of Lorette in
New France, 1710 191
Hertel Memoire, c. 1712 205
M N
Mrs. E. A. Smith, The Story of the Bell, 1882 213
Charles B. de Saileville, The Fair Captive: The Life and Captivity of
Miss Eunice Williams, 1842 221
Taiaiake Alfred, A Different View: A Descendant Recounts the
1704 Attack, 1995 244
A N
Elizabeth M. Sadoques, The History and Traditions of
Eunice Williams and Her Descendants, 1922 255
Marge Bruchac, Abenaki Connections to 1704:
The Sadoques Family and Deerfi eld, 2004 262
Appendixes
A: Identities of Native Peoples 279
B: List of the 1704 Deerfi eld Captives 280
C: Fates of the 1704 Deerfi eld Captives 283
D: Fates of New Eng land Captives Taken between 1703 and 1712 284
Suggested Readings 285
Index 289
illustrations
F 1. Title page of The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 1707 12
F 2. The door from the Ensign John Sheldon House, circa 1698 17
F 3. Votive offering of Notre-D ame-d e-L iesse, early eighteenth
century 22
F 4. Carrying the Bell to Kahnawake, 1976 24
F 5. Governor Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (c. 1643–1725) 78
F 6. Claude de Ramezay (1659–1724) 84
F 7. The Reverend John Williams (1664–1729) 88
F 8. Plan of Fort Chambly, 1704 108
F 9. Plan of the Abenakis’ village, 1704 110
F 10. View of Montreal, circa 1720 117
F 11. View of Quebec, circa 1700 123
F 12. The Reverend Stephen Williams (1693–1782) 158
F 13. Esther Meacham’s gravestone, circa 1751 172
F 14. Huron woman and man, eighteenth century 197
F 15. Jean-B aptiste Hertel de Rouville (1668–1722) 204
F 16. The Bell 212
F 17. The Reverend Eleazer Williams (1788–1858), 1836 224
F 18. The Reverend Eleazer Williams (1788–1858), 1853 225
F 19. Kahnawake, mid-eighteenth century 232
F 20. Bullet pouch, wool sash, tobacco pouch, and gorget,
mid-eighteenth century 246
F 21. Ball, Barnes, Horne, and Williams children, 1967 247
F 22. Doctor I. K. Williams (1902–1976) visiting Deerfi eld, 1973 247
F 23. Elizabeth Sadoques (1897–1985) 254
F 24. Basket made by Sophie Watso, 1837 273
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