St. Helena island S C
Port Royall
April
1st [1863]
Dear wife we have Been
Paid of and i hasten to Send you Some
monny the Capt is agoing to See to it
and Send By Express i Shall Send you
forty dollers we have Been Paid with
four months Pay 52 dollers and i
Shall keep twelve for myself and
Send you 40 it is a good Lot i Shall
not write a Letter only a few Lines
i think that we Shall Be of in a
Little while But i hope to hear
from you Before i go and that you
have got the mony give my Love to
all and kis the Children for
me i hope that this will find
you all well from
your
Husband
Joseph Barlow