. In the bosom of the Comanches;. ntinued our residence in Wichita Falls from1879 until 1898, with the exception of one year spent onNine-Mile creek, ten miles from Fort Sill (now in theState of Oklahoma). The Indians with whom I li\edduring captivity at length identified me at Wichita Falls,and from that time they urged me to remove to the IndianTerritory. They contended that I was by captivity andadoption a Comanche Indian, and had as much right inthe Territory as the rest of the tribe. At this time CaptainLee Hall of Texas was Indian agent at Anadarko, IndianTerritory. Acting on the suggest
. In the bosom of the Comanches;. ntinued our residence in Wichita Falls from1879 until 1898, with the exception of one year spent onNine-Mile creek, ten miles from Fort Sill (now in theState of Oklahoma). The Indians with whom I li\edduring captivity at length identified me at Wichita Falls,and from that time they urged me to remove to the IndianTerritory. They contended that I was by captivity andadoption a Comanche Indian, and had as much right inthe Territory as the rest of the tribe. At this time CaptainLee Hall of Texas was Indian agent at Anadarko, IndianTerritory. Acting on the suggestion of my Indian friends,I went over to Anadarko and called on Captain Hall andsaid to him that he should issue me a permit to make myhome with them. Captain Hall inquired into the historyof my case, and found that the Indians claimed tribalkinship with me and were not only willing but extremelydesirous of having me settle with my family in theirmidst. After explaining to Captain Hall my captivity In the Bosom of the Comanches 99. QUANAH PARKER. Chief of the Comanches. Quanah Parker, a once powerful Comanche chief, and the sonof the white woman, Cynthia Parker, who was captured whena girl by the Indians and taken as a wife of the distinguishedChief Peta Nocona, and subsequently recovered by GeneralSul Ross at the end of a battle in which General Ross slew ChiefNocona and most of his followers. Cache, Okla., Feb. 10, is to certify that I know Nadinewmipe or Dot was captured by the Comanche Indians a long time ago whenhe was a boy about 13 or 14 years old. He was with the Indiansabout two years, Quanah Parker,Chief of the Comanche Tribe. 100 In the Bosom of the Comanches and residence with them as a boy and ther adoption ofnie into their tribe, Captain Hall gave his consent; where-upon I moved my family from Wichita Falls, Texas, tothe Indian country, and everything moved along smoothlyuntil Captain Halls removal as Indian agent. FollowingCaptain Halls retiremen
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