Post by gregorykindall on Jun 24, 2011 2:00:11 GMT -5
Daily Austin Republican (1 June 1868) --
Taken by the Indians!
Taken from my house by the Indians, in Legion valley, Llano county, Texas, on Feb. 5th, 1868, my son LEE TEMPLE FRIEND, aged eight years, black eyes, light hair and fair complexion: also, my neighbor's daughter, MALINDA CAUDLE, aged seven, blue eyes, fair complexion and light hair. All Indian agents or traders, or any person having an opportunity, are requested to rescue the above named children; and delivering them to me or notifying me of their whereabouts, will be liberally remunerated. Arizona and New Mexico papers please copy. Feb.22 JNO. S. FRIEND.
(image: www.sevenroads.org/images/LTFriendNotice.jpg )
Lee Temple Friend (l.) and John Valentine Maxey (r.) shortly after rescue in December 1872:
www.sevenroads.org/images/LeeTempleFriend.jpg
Temple Friend was a captive of the Comanches for nearly five years, February 1868 to December 1872. The story is told in a great book by Scott Zesch, "The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier" (2004). The original impetus for the book was Zesch's research into his relative, Adolph Korn, who was rescued with Temple Friend and John Maxey. In recounting his own great-uncle's story, Zesch throws light on eight or nine other children with similar experiences. It really is a gripping read -- as much for the sad aftermath of captivity (the inability to re-adapt to settled life in the white community) as for the wild adventure of being a "White Indian." What initially attracted me to the book was Temple Friend's name in the newpaper notice (above) and picture used on the front cover.
I found the following pedigree for Temple Friend (which I post without making any representations about its accuracy):
Nils Larsson Friend (c.1630-1686)
Anders Nilsson "Andrew" Friend (1659-1748)
Israel F. Friend (1693-1753)
Charles Friend (1733-1811)
Charles W. Friend (c.1760-?)
Charles Howard Friend (1789-1868)
Leonard S. Friend (1814-1882)
John S. Friend (1836-1929)
Lee Temple Friend (1860-1876)
Taken by the Indians!
Taken from my house by the Indians, in Legion valley, Llano county, Texas, on Feb. 5th, 1868, my son LEE TEMPLE FRIEND, aged eight years, black eyes, light hair and fair complexion: also, my neighbor's daughter, MALINDA CAUDLE, aged seven, blue eyes, fair complexion and light hair. All Indian agents or traders, or any person having an opportunity, are requested to rescue the above named children; and delivering them to me or notifying me of their whereabouts, will be liberally remunerated. Arizona and New Mexico papers please copy. Feb.22 JNO. S. FRIEND.
(image: www.sevenroads.org/images/LTFriendNotice.jpg )
Lee Temple Friend (l.) and John Valentine Maxey (r.) shortly after rescue in December 1872:
www.sevenroads.org/images/LeeTempleFriend.jpg
Temple Friend was a captive of the Comanches for nearly five years, February 1868 to December 1872. The story is told in a great book by Scott Zesch, "The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier" (2004). The original impetus for the book was Zesch's research into his relative, Adolph Korn, who was rescued with Temple Friend and John Maxey. In recounting his own great-uncle's story, Zesch throws light on eight or nine other children with similar experiences. It really is a gripping read -- as much for the sad aftermath of captivity (the inability to re-adapt to settled life in the white community) as for the wild adventure of being a "White Indian." What initially attracted me to the book was Temple Friend's name in the newpaper notice (above) and picture used on the front cover.
I found the following pedigree for Temple Friend (which I post without making any representations about its accuracy):
Nils Larsson Friend (c.1630-1686)
Anders Nilsson "Andrew" Friend (1659-1748)
Israel F. Friend (1693-1753)
Charles Friend (1733-1811)
Charles W. Friend (c.1760-?)
Charles Howard Friend (1789-1868)
Leonard S. Friend (1814-1882)
John S. Friend (1836-1929)
Lee Temple Friend (1860-1876)