Manassas Junction november 3rd 1861
My dear wife i again Sit down to write
you a few lines which will inform you
that the boys an my Self air all well hoping
this will find you the Same i have nothing
new to write to you more than what i rote in
my letter to you last weake i am now agoing to
Send you twenty dollars which will bee plast in
the hands of B F Thorpe to deliver to you at home
i Send it to you for you to use for your self an
children an i want you to do So you can give
Matts children a dress a pease if you think
proper to do So if if i dont git the chance
to come home i Shall Send you more when i
am paid off again my dear i dont want you to forget
me i do long to see you an the children
i Send also to guss Wimberley one hundred
dollars to pay your brother for my land
good by my love for this time write Soon
for i am anchious to hear from you
your husband
J H Everett
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Cinterville va 1861

November the 3rd
Dear ma
I take my pen in hand this morning
to Drop you afew lines to imforme you
that we air all well at this time
hoping those few lines may find you
and all the Balance the Same we have
not had afight yet But thair is
good Prospects for it I think that we
will get into it Soon we air going to
send you twenty Dolars By Dr P?ifay?>
and Iwant you to Spend it Just as
you Pleas I must Close Pa will write
to you you must write to me soon
as you get this Good By Direct
youre leter to manassas Junction V
in Care of Captin G W Wimberly
11th Regiment ga vol K Co>

John A. Everett
tell Buck howdy for me tell him
iwant to see him verry Bad good By