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Excerpt from A Biographical Memoir of the Rev. John Williams, First Minister of Deerfield, Massachusetts: With a Slight Sketch of Ancient Deerfield, and an Account of the Indian Wars in That Place and Vicinity
In the prosecution of this undertaking Ihave received much assistance from Mrs. J erushu M. Colton, formerly Miss Williams, one of the descendants of the Rev. John Williams, and grand-daughter of the Rev. Doctor Ste phen Williams, of Longmeadow, who was captivated with his father, at the time of the destruction of Deer field by the French and Indians, and I take this Opporo tunity to return her my sincere thanks for her kindness in forwarding to me documents in the hand writing of her grandfather, which, probably must otherwise have been lost in the lumber of the closet, or of the garret. Among other curious and interesting matter which she forwarded me, the journal of her grandfather during his captivity, or immediately after it, and which is published in the appendix, is not the least interesting. Other high ly interesting matter in relation to the early Indian wars in this town, by the same writer, is likewise appended, which must greatly enhance the interest and value of the work.
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