“Little Captives of 1704”

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The “Olde Deerfield Doll House” was, in the years after World War I, a tearoom in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Its owner, Matilda Hyde (1866-1943) published a series of small booklets with accompanying paper dolls in 1919, which told the stories of five of the children who were captured in the attack of February 1704, when French and Indigenous soldiers raided the town and marched more than 100 people to Canada.  A sixth booklet tells the story of Arosen, the Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) man who married captive Eunice Williams. The five Deerfield children were Eunice Williams, Stephen Williams, Thankful Stebbins, Abigail Nims, and Remembrance Sheldon.

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Item typeBooks
Booklet
AuthorHyde, Matilda Strang
PublisherOld Deerfield Doll House
Date1919
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicCaptives, Captivity
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
EventDeerfield Raid. February 29, 1704
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 2.75 in Width: 2.25 in
Catalog #L98.041
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Hyde, Matilda Strang. Little Captives of 1704. Old Deerfield Doll House, 1919. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l98-041/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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