Indian Captivity Narratives

The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter by the Indians

This collection presents unabridged Indian captivity narratives, preserving the original language while offering a historical record of captives taken by Native Americans from the 1500s through the 1800s. It includes a table of captives, dates, locations, and captivity lengths, plus source references. The page emphasizes first-hand accounts and ongoing additions.

Narratives of Rogers, Goodwin, Toogood – Indian Captivities

Three Narratives of Excessive Distress of Persons Taken at the Destruction of Salmon Falls, in the State of New Hampshire, on the Twenty-Seventh of March, 1690; Viz., The Cruel Torture of Robert Rogers, the Five Years’ Captivity of Mehetable Goodwin, and the Fortunate Escape of Thomas Toogood. From the Magnalia Christi Americana, of Doctor Cotton Mather.