[Thanksgiving Day 63]

NewPort News via
Nov 26
Dear wife
i Received a Letter from you yesterday
dated the 22 and i was glad to
here from you it is very Strange
that you didnot get my Letters for
i Sent one a day or to Before we
was Paid of[f] and one the Same
time that i Sent the monny
But i geues that you have got them
Before this time i hope So at anny
Rate So you are about to move and
get a Cheaper Rent do you Like on
the turnpike what home is it dus
anny one else Live in it how
much Rent will you have to
Pay Let me know i hope that you
have got the monny By this time
Nat Howard didnot get a Letter
yesterday and dont know wether
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the Box has Left or not you Can
Send in his Box or not Just as
you think Best the furlough men
got Back Last night and there will
Be three go this time i hope that i Shall
get one this time to day is thanksgiving
i Should Like to Be at home with
you i hope that you will have a
good dinner the day is to Be observed
here and throughout the Army it is
Pretty Cool to day gen Foster has
gone out west to Join [Bernny?]
there is not much war News
now gen Burnside fought the Rebs
S[???]ly we have Some Excitement
out here about Reenlisting they have
got Papers out in all the Regts
in the Brigade i dont think that
they will get a great manny in
this Regts they hate the officis So
i Should Like to Be at home if
i wanted to Enlist i Could
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get a good Birth So Frank has
Enlisted i am glad of that i
hope that he will give his moth
er his Bounty to help her out i
want to get Some Postage Stamps
Bad it is hard work to get them
out here i hope that the children
wont get Cold By moveing write
and Let me know all about the
house and what kind of a home
it is we here all kinds of Rumors
out here about voluntring they Say
that there is great excitement in
the North and then again Say
it is not So they enlist Slow
how is it dose anny Body enlist
or not i Shant take no Peace till
i know that you have got the monny
i now that thingdsare awfull high
it is to Bad i hope that things will
Be Cheaper Before Long well
i must Close give my Love
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mother and Father and Aunt
Nelson and Hattie i
wi[s]h them all a Merry
thanksgiving i hope that this
will find you all well

from your Huband
Joseph Barlow