Centerville Va January 3rd 1862

Dear ma Dead
I Seat my Self this
Morning to Drop you afew lines
I am hart Sorry to State the Case
to you But I feel it my Duty
the Sad axident that hapend
Day Before Christmas Farther
went of to the hospital and
got adishcarge to go home and
was taken worse and Dide at
7 oCLock P.M. he was Buried at
the Grave yard in Richmond va
he had Bin dead aweek Befor
iherd any thing of him Captin
G.. W.. Wimberly rote to Zeak Wimberly
to Come after him tell him to
come on send some one that will
do the Captin tride to get me
aferlow to go my self But he
could not do it Said that Gerl
Jones would not grant afurlow
at this time you must do the
Best you can Iwill get afurlow
Some time this year and if
no one comes after Pa iwill Care [1] him
home my self
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ma Please dont think the time
long if Ican hire any one in
my Place Ican come home and stay

Write Soon tell the litle
Chrildren houdy Icant write any
more dont greive your Self
let me here from you Just as
soon as you get this
Direct youre leter to Richmond va
in the care of Captin G..W.. Wimberly
11th Reg Ga volunteerse Company K
H C. V.
I remain youre Son untill Death
John. A. Everett