[1] Newbern N C
June 26th [1862]
Dear Wife
i haveing nothing else
to do i thought i would write a Line
or two i have not Been very well
for a day or two So i had to take
a dose of physic But i feell Some
Better to day there is another mail
due here to day i hope it will get
in for i want to here from home any
day we have the worst thunder
Storms out here that i ever See
they Shake the very earth i gesee that
[Saouh?] would Run down Seller here
i think that i Shall Send home
Some figs and Peaches if i Can get
them green if i do i want you to
Preserve them they make the Best
of Preserves John merrill will
Send home a Lot i had Some
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Ripe ones the other day do[???]
Suppose that another Bo[x?] [??]
Be Sent out here ii tell [you?]
what i Should Like th[?] [??]
Salt fish Cod or Pollock i dont
Care wich and Something that
would not Spoil oh how i Should
Like Some good Mackerrill i
tell you that a Piece of Salt fish
would Be worth its wait in
gold if you do Send another Box
i want you to Put in a half a
Pound of Sulfer for that is one
of the Best things out for this
Climate But above all things Send
Babys Pitchure i Sent a Letter
to Mr wait the other day to
get Frank out and Enlist him
do you think he would Be willing
to Enlist i think it would Be
the Best thing in the world
for he Could Send his folks
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Part of his monny for i Should
Look out for that i Shall Expetc
to hear from mr wait in about
a week i dont think that we
Leave the City now for a good
while for Col kurtes is Provost
marshall and he makes a
good one he has Put a Stop to
the Sutlers Selling Rum to the
officers or Privates i am glad of
it a movement has Been made
here Last night two or three
Regiments and Artilery went
on Board of Steamers Some Say
that they are going up to Kingston [2]
other to goldborow But we Shall
here in a day or to where
they have gone wel i hope
that this will find you and
the Children all well give
my Love to all and write
often from your
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Husband
Joseph Barlow