The Unredeemed Captive The Unredeemed Captive by John Demos was a story about the imprisonment of Eunice Williams and the tribulations her relatives went through to get her home. Eunice was captured with her family, as were over 100 of the town's residents in the Deerfield Massacre of 1704. Demos described the Deerfield Raid, the prisoners' journey to Canada, and even went into a description of the captivity experience. The demos gave multiple reasons for the raid and why it was considered a success. She also described the Kahnawake Indian village where Eunice lived, the culture and aspects of life. Demos attempted to describe what he thought Eunice's life would be like by recounting life in the village of Kahnawake. The Deerfield Raid was notable because it was the largest raid by the French and Indians. The Deerfield raid had the highest number of prisoners taken than any other raid. The French began preparations for the raid in early 1703. Five different Native American tribes began gathering in Montreal. This gathering attracted the interest of some Native Americans who traded with the English, and rumors of the raid began to circulate. However, so many rumors began to circulate that no one paid attention. In Canada, the raid faced huge delays. The raid occurred in winter, when there was three feet of snow on the ground. The raiders would have had to travel nearly 300 miles to get to Deerfield and return the same distance with their newly found prisoners. On the night of the raid the city was taken by surprise. The city guard had fallen asleep and there was a serious altercation. After some resistance, the prisoners were rounded up and taken to Canada. Demos mentions The redeemed prisoner returning to Zion to de...... half of the document....... The most notable fact I found was Williams' persistence with his attempt to redeem Eunice. I made this connection with the knowledge that John and Stephen Williams were both ministers. Stephen did not lose his faith until 1765, when Eunice's husband died. When Stephen heard of his brother-in-law's death, he thought Eunice would return home. The Kahnawake community had accepted Eunice as one of their own long before then. When her husband died, Eunice had a great support system behind her. Stephen eventually stopped writing Eunice; the last letter she received from him was dated 1761. Eunice wrote to Stephen in 1771, relating her concern at not having heard from him. In her letter to Stephen, Eunice told Stephen that her health was rapidly deteriorating and that she would not make another trip to visit her; he would see it in the afterlife.