Camps 11th Ga Regt
April 15th 1864
Dear Mother
It is with great pleasure
that I take my pen in hand to ancer youre
kind and affectionate letter that came to
hand this morning and I was more than
Glad to hear from you but was verry sorry
to hear that you all was sick, I never hated any
thing as bad in my life as I did to hear that
the baby had hapend to such bad luck as to
Get her little hands burnt I am in hops that
She will get well Soon I was Glad to hear that
you had got the type, I want you to tell me
in youre next letter whether you have got
that money yet or not capt George gave
it to R. R. Adams to give to you thair was
one hundred Dollars if you have not got
it let me no and I will make out an account
and Capt Fudge will Swear to it and I will get
the money for you,
Well as I rote you a letter
yesterday and Stated all the nuse to you
I Shall not write along letter Brother will
get afurlough after a while and go home
to See you all you never Said any thing
about my coming home you only Stated that
you wanted Brother to Come it will Soon bee
my time to go and you no that I want to see
you all mity bad, I Stated in my letter yesterday
that I wanted you to send me some ginger cakes
I will berry much oblyged to you for the [??]
Give my Respects to all and Received alarg
Portion for you Self I remain yours as Ever
Direct to Richmond Va J. A. Everett