November the 27^th 1864

Cairo Illinois     

         

Dear Beloved Wife with the greatest of pleasure and mutch respect it is that I can once more enjoy the preasant oportunity of righting you a fiew lines to let you know that I am well and I hope when those fiew lines comes to hand they may find you in the enjoyment of good health

 

Well Cordelia we left St Louis on the morning of the 25^th and we are now within about four miles of Cairo we are on board the Steemer America we will be apt to stop at Cairo but I dont think that we will lay their very long / the talk is that we are going up the Cumberlan river and I thought I would right you a fiew lines and have it ready to mail at Cairo But if we lay at Cairo aney let length of time I will right you another letter

 

Well Cordelia I must quit righting for this time for the mail is going out just as soon as the boat lands and they are blowing now so nothing more but I still remain your

Affectionate Companion

Hugh Bay

to Cordelia A Bay

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