Sunday.May 29^th 1864    

                    Onbord the U.S.transport

                                       M.C.Clean

 

Dear Wife

 

            It is with much plashuer that I set my self to rite you a few lines and let you know that I m alive and well and I hope these few lines will find you well at home I promised you that I would rite at New .York but you will see that I did not have time thare  I presume you are ancious to know how we are geting along we left Brattleboro the sane day at  4.Oclock that you went to Fairlee we arived in Ny the next day at about nine I think we went to the city park baracks and took dinner and then we started for the boat.  Went aboard and layd thare till about three and then we started for New. Orleans we have had a very plesant trip so far have hald a head wind all the way till to day it is in our favor and it is prity rough on the watter to day the boys are all staninant well so fur well Francis I should like to be thare with you to day very much and go to church I never knew what it was to leave home till this time I never felt before as I have this time I feel lonsom now came to be away from you.  I dont want to say that  I am homsick  for that wont do but dear.wife. we must hope for the best and that we may meat agane never to part  no more in this world those pictures Alf & I had taken at Brattleboro I cold not get he did not have time to finish them before we left he is to send them to you at Fairlee he is to send 12 of them you will keep what you want of them and send the rest of them to me if you please I want you should write whather you have got that State pay or not and the alloted pay I think you will get it before this reaches you   May 31^st every thing is going well we shall be at Key West by to night if nothing happens we shall stop thare and leave the mail last night . We had as hard a shower as I ever see it is a lonsom plase in dull weather it has cominsid raining this morning and it looks to be a dull wet day I dont think of much more to write this time you must rite to me as soon as you get this and rite all the news write how your neck is geting a long I surtinerly hope it is better perhaps I shall think of somthing more to rite before we get thare when you rite direct it to N. Orleans we are goin to New Orleans  I am inhops that this war will be settled up before long when you here how bad Geo Flanders is werindid please let me know and whare he is

 

June 3d

                        Well Frances we have crosed the bar and are in the Missippia  River now we shall be in New Orleans some time to night if nothing hapens the boys are all smart as usal the captain of the boat says that tha are the best behaved lot of men that he ever caried on the shipp well I think tha have behaved very well I must close for this time so to have this ready to mail as soon  as we get thare thare is a boat to leave thare to morrow well  Dear.Wife I should be very glad to see you to day you dont know how lonsom I am without you but I must bare it as well as I can and hope for the best  Write as soon as you get this and all the news I will close for this time will write as soon as I can after we land  Give my best respects to all and love to you  Good Buy

 

                        From your Aff and Ever loving

                                                      Hursband

                                      Lient. Nat. Robie

                                                    Co  D. 8^th.Regt.Vt.VetVols

P.S.   direct to New  Orleans

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