March the 10th 1874

Bruceville, Ind.                                    

Cousin Peter

I  this evening seat my self  to in form you that we are all well and hoping those few lines may find you all enjoying the same good blessing.  
Father and Mother is still in tollerably good health.  And they have 9 children living and 2 Dead and 27 grandChildren Living 5 Dead and 1 
great grand Child Living and 1 dead. Wheat looks well (?) nice and green prosprect for a good Crops if no further accident happens from now.  
Prices.  Wheat is worth 1.10 @ 1.20  Corn 50 cts  Oats 50  Potatoes $1.00   Shugar 9 @ 12½ cts Coffee @ (illegible) Land from $15.00 to 40.00 per 
acre.  Men’s labor from $18 to $ per  month.  Father and Mother wants you to write and let then know all about the folks around there and tell
 Gideon and Nathaniel Clark to Write if they are yet aliving and the rest of the folks Write two.  Let us know where Kate is we haven’t heard
 from her for a long time.  Write and let us know  all about the country and the times.  All the Children that is my Brothers and Sisters are all 
married and left the old folks but me. Well excuse this short letter and Bad writing and I will write more next time.  So Write soon and often no
 more at preasant this from 
Thomas W Dale to his Cousin Peter R Dale  
Direct your letters to Bruceville Knox Co Ind

Letter found in family bible in possession of Louise Dale, widow of Harry Dale Jr. (grandson of Peter R Dale)  Peter Dale was son of James 
Milbourne Dale and nephew of Isaac Dale who migrated to Indiana about 1835.  

Transcribed as written.  Entire sheet of paper used.  Separations for reading context done by transcriber.

Sandra Dale
Transcribed on 1/28/2001