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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Seneca leader who advocated peace with the United States while resisting the geographic and cultural encroachment of settlers.
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Examples
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The name Red Jacket, so familiar to the whites, was acquired during the war of the Revolution.
An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 John Niles Hubbard 1856
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Indian chief called Red Jacket, by my great-grandmother, who, you will remember, saw him a number of times when she, also, was a small girl.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
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None of course, are very friendly to their new neighboring nation that Gage represents, and later we meet brutal Dakota chief Red Jacket, whose reasons for allying himself with the British are such:
Archive 2009-03-01 Robert 2009
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Dad is certainly sailing somewhere, and I have to imagine that wherever he is, he and Red Jacket are both restored to wholeness.
Far Green Countries Susan Palwick 2009
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I glanced over and Tamberg was laughing at some joke with Red Jacket, totally out of earshot, totally not caring what we were saying, totally preoccupied with protecting their grounds from we pedophile priest crime victims still seeking justice from the sidewalk outside.
SoCal Children in danger thanks to early release of pedophile priest from prison last Jan 20 2008
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It was called “Seneca Oil” after the local Indians and in honor of their chief, Red Jacket, who had supposedly imparted its healing secrets to the white man.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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It was called “Seneca Oil” after the local Indians and in honor of their chief, Red Jacket, who had supposedly imparted its healing secrets to the white man.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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He is in possession of the medal presented by Washington to Red Jacket in 1792, which, among other things of interest, he showed us.
Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Elias Johnson
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Think of Red Jacket taking the part of Mercutio in the play or enacting the more valiant _role_ of
Life: Its True Genesis R. W. Wright
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Nor do the young braves listen to the wisdom, or ever now in their Councils witness the allegorical or figurative language so beautifully illustrating the discourses of Red Jacket, Corn
Birch Bark Legends of Niagara Owahyah
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