ABSTRACT
The Ingles are at this time still maintaining close contact with their family members in England, not only through these letters, but through the English newspapers being sent to them. Their frequent reminiscences of England and Scotland suggest that they were still adjusting to their move. Wolves were still a threat to their safety. The letters of 1841 reveal that John was appointed by the government as a prosecuting attorney for nine counties, though he was later out-voted. But he had local support in spite of his being a British immigrant. The letters of 1844 reveal that their son had become a Methodist circuit rider, and they now sound fully assimilated after twenty years in Indiana. Later letters continue on this theme of successful assimilation, though they note that most of their neighbours are still English. Letters in the subsequent volume show John Junior visiting Scotland to meet his wife’s family.
