Key West Florida 
Board Steamer Charles Thomas
 Mar 11th 1864
. --. Everything looks delightful here. vegetation vegetation grows the year round. Stores are well supplied. Rain and Filtered all the kind used 
Saturday 12th 
Left Key West at 9 A.M. and crowded all sail for N.Y. at the rate of 12 knots per hour. Weather calm and pleasant. 
Sunday Mar 13"
 Our Chaplain Hibben preached to us to day, ran against the wind - could hoist no sail - stormed and rained this morning. It is now clear and windy (8 P.M.) 
Monday 14" 
A heavy sea and head wind all day passed opposite Charleston S.C. at 3 P.M. The whole Ocean seemed a perfect sheet of foam - It is getting quite cool - day clear - the sun set red this evening. 
Tuesday 15
 The day has been cloudy, windy, and cold A heavy sea and head wind all day passed off Cape Hateras at 4 P.M. 
Thursday 16th
 Weather cold and cloudy - had a quarter wind from the N.W. hoisted sail heavy sea. men all well and hearty none sea sick.
