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TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
No. 183 LETTER FROM E. WYNKOOP TO T. MURPHY
Upper Arkansas Agency Fort Larned, Kansa<.; August 4 1868,
Hon Thomas Murphy Supt Indian Affairs Sir
I have the honor to inform you that I have recently procured from the Comanche Indians, a white female child whom they had captive, she is a. bright intelligent girl of about eight years of age and says that her name is Malinda Ann Cau- dle, that her fathers name is Green Mayne Caudle, that she was captured in Texas about the beginning of last winter, that at the time she was taken there was also a boy made prisoner whom she calls Temple, and who is still with the Indians, she states also that at the time she was captured that her Sister and !· er child two female cousins and the mother of the boy Temple ware killed by the Indians, she has always been called Minnie and gave that as her name when first questioned by me, she speaks about her brothers named Wililam Thomas Caudle and Mark Wesley Caudle and Jerry Green Mayne Caudle, by acci- dent I discovered her in the Comanche Camp and compelled them to give her up to me without ransom, she is now being taken care of by my wife and I will continue to retain her with my family until I can hear of her parents or relations or receive instructions from the Department in regard to the dis- position I shall make of her.
I have the honor to be with Much respect, Your Obt Servt E. WYNKOOP U. S. Indian Agent
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