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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield , James Abram 1831 -1881 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Prisoners for debt. (search)
Red Jacket
(Sagoyewatha)
Seneca Indian, chief of the Wolf tribe; born near Geneva, N. Y., in 1751.
He was swiftfooted, fluent-tongued, and always held great in istory at the treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1784.
It was on that occasion that
Red Jacket. Red Jacket's fame as an orator was established.
In all the dealings with whRed Jacket's fame as an orator was established.
In all the dealings with white people concerning the lands in western New York, Red Jacket was always the defender of the rights of his people.
His paganism never yielded to the influences of Red Jacket was always the defender of the rights of his people.
His paganism never yielded to the influences of Christianity, and he was the most inveterate enemy of the missionaries sent to his nation.
It was under his leadership that the Senecas became the allies of the Amer the Senecas.
He died in Seneca Village, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1830.
The name of Red Jacket was given him from the circumstance that towards the close of the Revolution treaty of peace and amity between the United States and the Six Nations, gave Red Jacket a medal of solid silver, with a heavy rim, the form of which, with the device
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weir , Robert Walter 1803 -1889 (search)