Fred (S. Indiana)
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Between family of my great (X2) grandmother's parents, Brothers John Henry Dutten in Vincennes Indiana and Jacob, Hezekiah, James Dutten and Rufus and Mary Brown, who are nephew and niece to the Dutton bros. Dialog is somewhat dry, the common denominator seems to be who has or has not survived since last writing, as life must have been a precarious balance, as one family member has died from the kick of a horse to the head, talk of produce prices, and pork being 2.50 per hundred weight, and beef at 5.00, also talk of the progress of the railroad, and machinery except one that will grind the old and turn them young again. The oldest being 1846, the newest, 1863 corresponding between Vincennes Indiana and 7 mile Ford Smythe Virginnia, interesting.........