Nathaniel Robie to Frances Robie, 18 December 1863
New Iberia, La Dec 18th 1863
Dear Wife,
I will write you a
few lines and let you know
that I am alive and well
as usual and hope these few
lines will find you the same
at home I arived in New Orleans
the 18th of this month and stade
thare two nights and then came
to the regiment tha did not
expect me back here but tha
all appered to be glad to see
me and I think tha was We
hald a very plsant voage
coming out I came on the Steem
Ship Mississipia Well Frances
it dont seem much like home
here to me but perhaps I shall
get the hang of it before long
I have not done aney duty
yet but I guess I shall go to
work tomorrow if nothing
happens I dred to go to doing
orderlys duty again I should
much rather go home and
stay with you the rest of my
time but that I cant do so
I must be contented to stay
here till next June and perhaps
longer the boys all think tha
are going home then I hope
tha wont get disapointed on it
We are having soome very cold
weather here I guess it will be
warm in a few days thare is
not much sines of having much
fighting here at present and I
hope we shall never have aney
more here We have about ten
thousand troops here Well Frances
you dont know how much better
I feel about one thing and
that is about Henry Robie
Capt Leach says that he seen
a man at New Orleans that
seen him in a Camp
in Mariland I think it was
I should think that he would
write home and let them know
that he is alive I am going to
try and find out who it was
and find out all about it
if I can you had better
write to them and let them
know that he is alive I feel
so much better about him
that I dont hardley know
what to do with myself
I hope he will get a chance to
go home before long the boys
are all well I believe Lewis
& Herzia are though as ever I should
like to be thare and go to church
with you tomorrow very much but
it is imposibal for me to be
Cant stop to write much more this
time
Will write again in a few days
Give my love to all and accept a good
share your self Write soon and all
the news I will close by sending you
a good night kiss and a thousand
good wishes
From your aff and Ever Loving
Husband. Sergt. N. Robie
Co. D. 8th Regt Vt Vols
New Orleans, La
DATABASE CONTENT
| (699) | DL0095.025 | 3 | Letters | 1863-12-18 |
Letter from Sergeant Nathaniel Robie, 8th Vermont Infantry, New Iberia, Louisiana, December 18, 1863, to his wife Frances Robie
Tags: Love, Religion, Ships/Boats, Weather
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (85) [origination] ~ New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
SOURCES
Nathaniel Robie to Frances Robie, 18 December 1863, DL0095.025, Nau Collection.
