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The Sachem was the second vessel under way, and although comparatively slow, she had now the advantage of a full suit of sails.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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I can only quote the 'Sachem's' motto, 'If it's in the "Sachem," the brand's registered.'
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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I can only quote the 'Sachem's' motto, 'If it's in the "Sachem," the brand's registered.'
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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"Metacom," returned he who has been called the Sachem of the
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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A tall man, his face bronzed and his light mustache sun-bleached, rose, shifting the opened "Sachem" from his right to his left hand, and came forward to greet Efferts gravely.
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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In the girl's appealing glance as she led the way to the dining-room both men read the demand for a truce, and the "Sachem" story was not referred to.
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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A week later Venita Churchfield read in the "Sachem" this brief paragraph:
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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Venita thrust the "Sachem" into her mother's hand.
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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She took up the crumpled "Sachem" from the chair and held it before her.
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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After the chore-boy, a young Cherokee wearing a broad, umbrella-like black hat shoved far down over his ears, had clattered away on a gray pony to the "Sachem" office, Venita took up the paper once more.
'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory 1904
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