Nathaniel Robie to Frances Robie, 9 March 1862
New York, March 9th 1862
Dear Wife
I will write you
a few lines and let you
know that we arived in
New York Safe We left Brattle
boro thursday and arived in
New York friday and went on
board of a ship We go on
a sailing vessel it will
take us from fifteen to
twenty days to go through
I have been about sick for
two or three days but am
better to day My throat
has ben puty sore but is
better to day I should like
to know how your throat is
very much hope it is well
before now I should like to
be at home with you to
day very much but as
I cannot my thoughts will
be with you If I had
known we should stade here
so long I would hade you
come here and seen the plase
You would like it very
much We expect to sail
to day If we do I cant
write much more this time
we go on two ships we go
on the Walles and the left wing
on the James Harvey I must
close with much love to
my Dear Wife Give my love
to all Good Buy Write soon
From your aff Husband
Sergt N Robie
Co D 8th Regt Vt Vols
DATABASE CONTENT
| (682) | DL0095.008 | 3 | Letters | 1862-03-09 |
Letter from Sergeant Nathaniel Robie, 8th Vermont Infantry, New York, March 9, 1862, to his wife Frances Robie
Tags: Homesickness, Illnesses, Ships/Boats
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (78) [origination] ~ New York City, New York
SOURCES
Nathaniel Robie to Frances Robie, 9 March 1862, DL0095.008, Nau Collection.
