[2] Newbern N C May 30th

Dear Wife i having a Chance to
Send a Line or two By Mr Tarr he is
going home this afternoon in the Steamer
Harrier i am as well as usual and i
hope this will find you the Same
and the Children i Suppose that you
have Seen Tom Marshall By this time
he will tell you about things out here
we are having awfull hot [wether]
out here it is enough to kill you
i Should Like to Be near the
Sea i wrote to Aunt Nelson to
day you have got your monny
By this time you Look out for
that monny that the Cushing
Gard gets for thare uniform i think
that we ought to have it
give my Love to all kiss the
Children for me i will now
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Close write as often as Posible

from your
Husband
Joseph Barlow
much Love

P S How is [Sucker?] gurney [2]