Citty Hotell Anapolis M D Jan the third

Dear wife i now Sit down to Let you know
that we have Ben Paid of[f] again and i will
tell you where i am witing this Letter you
will See By the above that i am in the Citty
Hotell i have Been up to Camp all day and got
Some what Behind hand i did not get down
to the navy yard in time to get on Board
of the vesell and So myself and Corporall
Eldridge had to Put up at the above named
hotel and here i am at nine o Clock Sitting
up to a Light [Hand?] with a good gas Light
to See By a Scribling these few Lines to
you i have Just Ben to Supper and i had
a good Cup of tea i tell you the Best Sevice
i Left [????] to Let you know about the
Pay we got this time 26 Dollars twenty of
wich i Send to you Lieutentant Creasey
is a going to Send home all the Pay mon
ney By Express to his wife and then thiere
wifes Can go for there and get it Remember
twenty dollars So there will Be no mistaks
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it is all in treasury notes with the ten
doller Bill will make in all thirty dollars
and i know it will do you good i wish it
was a good deal more i [haf?] got about
five doller for myself to By what few Little
Knicknacks that i shall want i Bought
a nice Pair of Buckskins gloves to night to
keep my hands warm i want you to get
anny thing you and the Children need
my next Payment will Be in march and
then i Shall Expet to get about forty
dollars the Regiment has had new Pants
and Caps given them Lately and they
make them Look gay i Suppose that
you have got the first monney By this
[time?] [???] at the [Regt?] i want you to go and
Pay for me Mr Forg the Shoemaker
you know that i owe him twenty five
Cents for Putting on a Pair of heels he is
a good Chap and i ought to haf Paid
him Before and when you Pay him give
him my Respects well it is getting
Late and i gess i will close now Be
on the Look out for your monney give
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Love to all hands and i want you
to annser all Letters as fast as
you Can Before i go away they know
in Washington Just where to Send
them well i am getting Sloppy and
will go to Beed
and hopeing this will find
you all well i Bid you
good night
kiss the Chiltren
for me

from your husband
Jh Barlow