Tillman Nechtman, The information here was found while I was looking for something else and is no doubt well beyond your research deadline. However, I came across a speech by Red Jacket, given in defense of Stiff-armed George, who had been accused of murder. There is no mention of Joshua Hill, but accompanying account establishes Sa-go-ye-wat-ha's contact with travelers and settlers in Ontario County (most of Western New York in 1800). "History of Ontario County New York." Philadelphia: Ewerts, Ensign & Ewerts, 1876. Reprint Ovid New York: W E Morrison, 1976, pp. 26-7. Maureen Kingston, Historian Town of Avon, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tillman Nechtman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:42 AM Subject: [NYHIST-L] Joshua Hill and Red Jacket (Sagoyewatha) >I am researching the life and career of a British adventurer by the name of >Joshua Hill. Hill is perhaps > best known (where he is known at all) for taking control (without > permission) of the British colony at > Pitcairn Island in the Pacific from 1832 to 1837. > > I have found a letter in which Hill claims to have lived with the Seneca > leader Sagoyewatha (or Red > Jacket) and to have visited Niagara and Montmorency Falls. Both claims > suggest he spent time in > western New York State, and I am trying to find any research leads that > might help me confirm the > claims. Any suggestions on where I might find archival materials from > Sagoyewatha, in particular, > would be welcome. > > Thanks, > Tillman W. Nechtman > Associate Professor > British and British Imperial History > Department of History > Skidmore Colleg