An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830

In the spring of 1821, a man belonging to Red Jacket's tribe, fell into a languishing condition, and after lingering for some time, unable to obtain relief, died. The _medicine...

Personal characteristics--Interview with General Lafayette--Visit of a French Nobleman--Col. Pickering reproved--Address on launching a schooner bearing his name--Anecdote of Re...

Views at the close of life--Incident--His life work--Unfavorable influences--Advance of the Christian party--Conversion of Red Jacket's wife--He leaves her--His return--Red Jack...

Name Red Jacket, how acquired--Indian name--Conferred name--Singular tradition--Red Jacket during the war of the Revolution--Neutrality of the Indians--Services sought by Great...

Expedition to the Indian Country--Washington's charge to Gen. St. Clair-- Approach to the Indian villages--Sudden surprise--Disasterous battle-- Indian victory--Retreat of the A...

Pre-emptive right to the Indian Reservations sold to Ogden and Company-- Council to obtain the lands--Mr. Ogden's speech--Red Jacket's reply-- Indians refuse to sell--Another Co...

Canandaigua at an early day--Facts in the early settlement of Bloomfield-- Indian Council--Its object--Indian parade--Indian dress--Opening of Council--Speeches--Liberal offers...

Interview between Farmer's Brother and Thomas Morris--Mr. Morris addresses the women--Distributes presents--Negotiations continued--Treaty concluded with the women and warriors-...

Valley of the Genesee--Indian misgivings--Mill yard--Effort to obtain their land--Council at Big Tree--Coming of the Wadsworths--Indian villages --Refusal to sell--Discussion be...

Directly across from Buffalo, at the head of Niagara river, on the Canada side, stood Fort Erie. Chippewa, at that time head-quarters of the British army, was eighteen miles bel...

Early struggles--Red Jacket's opportunity for trial--Council at Fort Stanwix--Red Jacket's office of Sachem--Red Jacket's opposition to the proposed treaty--Excitement created b...

Rising up from the obscurity of the past, we find a people, singular in their habits and character, whose history has been strangely, and in some respects sadly interwoven with...

As time advanced, the mind of Red Jacket gradually receded from the favorable opinion he had entertained, with respect to the introduction among his people, of the customs of ci...

Indian appropriation--Embassy sent West--Instructions--Medal presented to Red Jacket--Military suits--Close of conference--Washington's parting words--Visit of Thayendanegea--Co...

Tecumseh and Indian confederation--Aid given by Elskawata--Doings at the Prophet's Town--Great Indian Council at the West--Red Jacket's claim for precedence of the Senecas--His...

Union of the Western Indian Tribes contemplated--Hostile influence of the agents of Great Britain in Canada--Ambitious project of Thayendanegea or Brant--Council at Tioga Point-...

A council of the Iroquois was held at Ca-na-wau-gus, near West Avon, in the autumn of 1798. Connected with it is a reminiscence of Red Jacket of much interest, as an item of his...

Cornplanter in disrepute--Effort to regain his standing--Red Jacket charged with witchcraft--His defense--Further notices of Cornplanter-- Early recollections--At the defeat of...

At the close of the war of the Revolution, the territory ceded by Great Britain to the United States, included large tracts of country occupied by the Indians. In ceding these l...

Among the aborigines of this country, few names have excited a deeper interest, or have been more widely and familiarly known than that of RED JACKET. The occasion of this notor...

Expedition under Gen. Harmar--Its failure--High hopes of the Indians--Col. Proctor's visit to the Indians at Buffalo Creek--Red Jacket's speech-- Indian deputation refused--Inte...

Views at the close of life--Incident--His lifework--Unfavorable influences --Advance of Christian party--Conversion of Red Jacket's wife--Leaves her --His return--Red Jacket dep...

Tecumseh and Indian confederation--Aid given by Elskawata--Doings at the Prophet's town--Great Indian council at the West--Red Jacket's claim for precedence to be given the Sene...

Pre-emptive right to the Indian reservations, sold to the Ogden Company-- Council to obtain an extinguishment of the Indian title--Red Jacket's reply to Mr. Ogden's speech--Indi...

Cornplanter in disrepute--Effort to regain his standing--Red Jacket charged with witchcraft--His defense--Further notice of Cornplanter--Early recollections--With the Indians wh...

Personal characteristics--Interview with General Lafayette--Visit of a French nobleman--Col. Pickering reproved--Address on launching a schooner bearing his name--Anecdote of Re...

Union of the western Indians--Hostile influence of the British Indian department in Canada--Ambitious project of Thayendanegea or Brant--Visits England, desiring British aid in...

Expedition to the Indian country under General St. Clair--Washington's charge--Approach to Indian villages--Sudden surprise--Disastrous battle-- Indian victory--Retreat of Ameri...

United States claim to Indian lands--Conflicting claims between states-- Manner of adjustment--Attempt to acquire by a lease--Attempt defeated-- Lands acquired by New York--From...

Name Red Jacket, how acquired--Indian name--Name conferred--Singular superstition--Red Jacket during the war of the Revolution--Neutrality of the Indians proposed--Services soug...

Red Jacket--Name widely known--Interest connected with his history--His origin--Development of his genius--Opinion of Capt. Horatio Jones--Customs of his people--Their councils-...

Canandaigua at an early day--Facts in the early settlement of Bloomfield-- Indian council--Its object--Indian parade--Indian dress--Opening of the council--Speeches--Liberal off...

Indian appropriation--Deputation to the west promised--Instructions-- Silver medal given to Red Jacket by the president--Military suits-- Washington's address at parting--Thayen...

Interview between Farmer's Brother and Thomas Morris--Mr. Morris addresses the women--Distributes presents--Negotiations continued--Treaty concluded with the women and warriors-...

Change in Red Jacket's views--Causes producing it--Unfavorable to any change in the habits of his people--Opposes the introduction of Christianity among them--Visit of a mission...

Early struggles--Red Jacket's opportunity for trial--Council at Fort Stanwix--Office of Sachem--His opposition to the treaty--Excitement produced by his speech--Part taken by Co...