Red Jacket's Speech
Item
Type
Draft Document
Title
Red Jacket's Speech
Description
In his speech, Red Jacket discusses the peace talks, the British forces on the frontier, British and Indian relations, and Indian independence.
year created
1791
month created
07
day created
13
author
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
Red Jacket
Sagoyewatha
our brothers, the British
British
man who will be our agent
Americans
Six Nations
women & children in distress
agent
King
notable item/thing
friendship
counsel with the British
advice of the king
address us to peace
independent nation ruled by nobody
message returned
wampum
the message you laid before us
reasons for your surprise
ugly stories
all the reasons with which you found fault
their speeches
council fire
principal speech of the British
business at this council
the reason why we were not our own masters
presents are given for their purpose to receive them
council
cost of war
treaty
notable phrase
They tell us we must be independent and take advice from nobody unless it pleases us
Do you begin to understand why we unfold our affairs to the British?
We have joined hands with the 13 states & mean to do no thing but what is for peace.
When we get an agent you will hear the whole on both sides
Whenever they hear anything in our favor, they let us know
They give us such good advice that we can depend on them
We thought that all the transactions of the late war were buried till we heard your speech
We are much surprised to hear we are so much attached to our brothers
You are trying to put our rules aside.
document number
1791071390001
page start
1
number of pages
4
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BBC10 (5 pages) | Collection: Timothy Pickering Papers | B:3, F:3. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Red Jacket | [unknown] | [n/a] |