The inscription on this canteen claims that it was made from one of the logs used in the stockade around Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1704, when the town was attacked by French and Indigenous soldiers. More than 100 residents were captured and marched to Canada. The canteen was made by Benjamin Munn of Whatley (1704-circa 1778), and in 1878, was presented to the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association by his grandson, Dennis Dickinson. The photo was taken before 1908.
Allen, Frances and Mary, photographer. Wooden Canteen- Memorial Hall. Photograph. after 1704. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-14-1085/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.
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