Joel Benson collection, 1829.

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Joel Benson collection, 1829.

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Includes one page titled "The prophet of the Allegheny," which is a description of meeting Red Jacket. A hymn in Mohawk, signed by Daniel Bread, dated February 13, 1829. Another letter in Mohawk signed by Daniel Bread. Also included is a Cherokee hymn book published by the American Baptist Publication Society, 1896. The items come with a letter explaining their provenance from Mary Benson Mann Adams, the great grand daughter of Joel Benson, dated February 20, 1944.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Bread, Daniel, Oneida chief, 1800-1873

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Daniel Bread was born in New York, but moved to Wisconsin. He was the chief of the Wisconsin Oneidas. Red Jacket was a Seneca chief who sided with the British during the American Revolution. From the description of Joel Benson collection, 1829. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74929611 ...

Huntington Free Library

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Benson, Joel, 1969-

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Red Jacket, Seneca chief, approximately 1756-1830

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David Thompson was the postmaster, contractor's agent and commissary at Fort Niagara Garrison, New York, 1797-1804. From the description of Red Jacket's speech : Buffalo Creek manuscript 1802-1804 Sept. 28, 1803. (Tulsa City-County Library). WorldCat record id: 262845953 Red Jacket was a Seneca chief who was born ca. 1756 at or near Canoga, Seneca County, New York. He remained faithful to the British during the Revolutionary War. In 1792 he visited P...