Marine Hospital N. Orleans L'a Feby 15^th /64

 

Dear Wife       I will write you a little letter this after noon so that I shall not forget how to write and I want to answer some of the questions that you asked me in your last letter

 

            Your speaking of cold weather reminds me of how warm it is here now I am writing this with my coat off and yet I sweat so that I have wet both of my shirts through. The peach, apricot & plumb trees are all out in full bloom and look very nice and fresh, and the trees generally are assuming their summer colour of green leaves. although it is very pleasant here now I think that the hot & / unhealthy weather of summer and fall more than balances for the cold weather North

 

            You wanted that I should tell you if Horrace Greely sent me that Almanac that I spoke of. yes he did I received it to day so you see the old fellow thinks something of me yet

 

            I have not seen Lieutenant Miller since he was here when he came back from York State but I hear from him often he is pretty well or was when I heard from him last Mr White is pretty smart now he never lived in Palmyra he is from Moravia Cayuga Co. Co F is a Cayuga County Company

 

            I have just written to Mr Reynold again telling him that I had sent that box to him to day I did not bring it back up here so / I could not put a cap in it for Frank but if I send any more I will send him one I paid the freight on the box & by going down to the Express I saved one dollar for I got it off for 3 instead of having to pay four dollars as was reported to me

 

            When I told the doctor that I wanted to go down and get the box he wanted to know why I wanted to bring it back. I told him that they would not send with the freight being pre paid he took out his pocket book and handed me five dollars I refused to take it but he would not let me go unless that I did take so I paid the freight and have two dollars left but he will not take it for he says that I may need it and also that it is all in the family So I will send you one dollar of it to help you along a little until I can send you more / which I hope will be before long as pay day is close by again One dollar is but a little but it will help some

 

            Well I will close for this time but you may look for another in a short time

 

No more this time

 Yours as ever

L. V. Tucker

 

(PS)

            If you have no paper I will send you some

                                                                                    L.V.T

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