Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2): Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable CharactersThatcher, B. B. (Benjamin Bussey)
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Indian Biography; Vol. 2 (of 2): Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters
Thatcher, B. B. (Benjamin Bussey)
Indians of North America -- Biography; Indians of North America -- History
CHAP. XVI.--The Seneca Chief, Red-Jacket--Circumstances under which he
succeeded Corn-Planter in his influence--Anecdotes of the
latter--Red-Jacket's earliest oratorical triumph--His speech at the
Treaty of Canandaigua--Account of Farmer's-Brother, and
Brandt--Red-Jacket's political and religious principles--Speech to Mr.
Alexander, in 1811--Speech to Mr. Richardson--Remarks on the causes of
his heathenism in the conduct of the whites--His military career--Speech
in favor of declaring war against the British, in 1812--Seneca
Manifesto--Red-Jacket's interview with Washington--His interview with
Lafayette--His Memorial to the New-York Legislature--Speech to a
Missionary in 1825--His deposition and restoration in 1827--Visits to
the Atlantic cities--Death and funeral obsequies--Anecdotes.
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APPENDIX.
No. I. Genealogy of Uncas. 394
No. II. General Wayne's Correspondence with Major Campbell. 345
No. III. Corn-Planter's letter to the Governor of Pennsylvania. 309
No. IV. Speech of the same at Warren Court-House. 312
No. V. Obituary Notice of Brandt. 314
No. VI. Little-Farmer's letter to the Hon. W. Eustis. 314
No. VII. Crawford's letter to the Governor of Canada. 316
INDIAN BIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER I.
Notices of Indians who submitted to Massachusetts, continued--The
Squaw-Sachem of Medford--Her history, family, &c.--Her sons, Sagamore
John and Sagamore James--Their intercourse with the English--Anecdotes
of them--Complaints, services, death and character--Chickatabot, Sachem
of Neponset--His war with the Squaw-Sachem--Visits Boston several
times--Appears in court against Plastowe--Anecdotes of his
Government--Indian policy of Massachusetts compared with that of
Plymouth--Anecdotes of Chickatabot--His death.
Having heretofore had occasion frequently to introduce the names of
Indians who subjected themselves, more or less, to the Government of
Massachusetts, we propose in this chapter to notice a few of the most
prominent of that class, who have not yet been mentioned. [FN]
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[FN] See a sketch of Cutchamequin, of Braintee in Chapter XI, Vol. I.
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