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The redeemed captive returning to Zion. : A faithful history of remarkable occurences, in the captivity and deliverance of Mr. John Williams, Minister of the Gospel in Deerfield, who, in the desolation which befel that plantation, by an incursion of the French and Indians, was by them carried away, with all his family, and his neighbourhood, unto Canada. / Drawn up by himself. ; Whereto there is annexed, a sermon preached by him, upon his return, at the lecture in Boston, December 5, 1706. On those words, Luke 8. 39. [Two lines of text] ; As also an appendix, containing an account of those taken captive at Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1703-4; of those killed after they went out of town; those who returned; and of those still absent from their native country; of those who were slain at that time in or near the town; and of the mischief done by the enemy in Deerfield, from the beginning of its settlement to the death of the Rev. Mr. Williams, in 1729. ; With a conclusion to the whole, by the Rev. Mr. Williams of Springfield, and the Rev. Mr. Prince of Boston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, John, 1664-1729, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13773.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Williams, John, 1664-1729.
- Williams, John.
- Williams family.
- Indian captivities.
- United States--History--Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713--Personal narratives.
- United States.
- History.
- Deerfield (Mass.)--History.
- Deerfield (Mass.).
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Captivity narratives.
- Sermons -- 1706.
- Booksellers' advertisements -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (70 pages, 2 unnumbered pages)
- Edition:
- The fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston: : Printed and sold by John Boyle next door to the Three Doves in Marlborough Street., 1774.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Dedication to Joseph Dudley signed: John Williams. March 3d, 1706-7.
- Edition statement transposed; precedes "As also an appendix ..." on title page.
- "Reports of divine kindness: or, Remarkable mercies should be faithfully published, for the praise of God the giver. ... By John Williams ..."--p. [53]-62, with separate title page.
- Bookseller's advertisement, pages [71].
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 13773).
- Cited in:
- Evans 13773
- Ayer Coll. 309
- Contains:
- Williams, John, 1664-1729. Reports of divine kindness: or, Remarkable mercies should be faithfully published, for the praise of God the giver.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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