Fair fax Station Sept 26 1861
Dear ma
I take my pen in hand this
morning to drop you afew
lines to let you know how
we air giting on we air all
in good health at this time
and ihope when you get this
leter it will find you and the
rest of the family the same
you stated in your leter
that you had sent me apr
of shoes ihave not got them
yet if you putthtem in
george Boland Box iwill not
get them for he lost 2 of
his Boxes iwant you to write
and give me the names of
the things that you sent to
us By G. W. B if you please we
got our Pants & draws & vest
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you sed you had sent me
some of Bucks hair But inever
got that iwant you to send
me some of it in your next
leter Plat it and send it
to me if you please mr Wimberly
sent Pa a blanket cost 5.00 dolars
But he has not got it yet
the Box of Blankets that was
sent to the Company has not
got her yet maby so when
it gets her we will get
the things you sent to us
that is if you put them
in it which ihope you did
ihave not got any nuse to
write to you at this time
only our Regement has gone
out on Picket for 5 days
idid not go nether did Pa
or Brother for he had the
mumps ihave not had them
yet But iexpect iwill have it
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ithink we will have afight
Beefore long god nose iwish
the ware would close for
inever wanted to see any
Body sow Bad as iwant to
See Buck ihave forgoton
how the litle felow looks
But ihave not forgoton him
and idont want you to
let him foget me iwill
Bee at home some of those
days tell him howdy for me
you must write soon and tell
me all the nuse in an around
haynevill write soon imust
close Direct youre leter to
manassas Junction. Va in the
cleare of Capt G. Wimberly
11th Ga Regement Company K
Houston Volinterse
Good By
Turn over
John A. Everett
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you must Bee verry
Pitickler in Backing your
leters iwill tell you how
to Back them you must
Back them to the 11th Ga
Rigement in Care of Capt
George Wimberly Houston
volinterse Company K
John A Ever