THE REDEEMED CAPTIVE RETURNING TO ZION

New Haven: William W. Morse. Very Good. 1802. Hardcover. - Williams, John. 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 which befel that plantation, by an incursion of French and Indians, was by them carried away, with his family and his neighbourhood, into Canada.-- / Drawn up by himself. ; Annexed to which is a sermon, preached by him upon his return. ; Also, an appendix by the Rev. Mr. Williams of Springfield. ; Likewise, an appendix by the Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Deerfield. ; With a conclusion to the whole, by the Rev. Mr. Prince, of Boston. New-Haven: : Printed by William W. Morse., 1802. v, [2], 8-188 p. Later edition of Howes W-461. S/S 3561. . The last leaf has corner torn off, losing a few words. Original leather binding, worn but holding. The lower couple of inches of the spine is missing. Williams, a Harvard graduate in charge of the church at Greenfield when it was attacked by Indians in 1703, was taken with others to Canada. His wife and two of his children were tomahawked on the way. "As a powerful picture of Indian cruelty, ranks next to the Rowlandson captivity narrative, published in 1682..." - Howes. HOWES W461, later edition. Ayer 311. S/S 3561. .