Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 22, [?]
Summary:
Demus tells about the food he is eating in South Carolina and asks about the animals at
home.
Mary Jane Demus
october the 22th Day
Morris island South Carolina
My Dear
i take this opportunity to inform you that i Well at Present and i hope When these few lines reach you they may find you i the same state of health i thought that i Would set Down to inform you i have nothing to do and i thought that i Would amuse myself in writing to you and i hope that if you [unclear: ant] at [unclear: Wash] but i hope that you Write as long as you Can for i Will write as long as i Can get Paper and When you Can't think of anything to write Why then tell me something about the Chickens and a all about the Dogs and the Cats and the mice and the rats and the hogs and the sheep and the and the Cow and all the gardening things for i must tell you that We have heads of Cabbage and sweet potato plenty pickles plenty Dry apples and green apples plenty [unclear: mow] and We have soft bread now all the time but that is not all yet for if i Was to tell you all Why Come to the army and live all the time but [unclear: sope] i forgot to say that We eat hard tack hard is [unclear: Crabhber] that hard you Can soak them in Water for 8 Weeks and then Wait and tramp on them and maybe you Can see a little mark in them but if you don't Why you must look very Close to see the mark that you made but i tell you that all We Want is to get home Once again to [unclear: you] all again i live to get home Why it Will take all the People that is there to hold me for i am as strong as a horse that is if i Was Well at this time But i Still in hope that i Will get home again i think for i Will try to get a furlough as Soon as i Can for i believe that if i Stay here long Why i Won't be able to get home by myself and i think that i Will Come as soon as i Can for it is so hot here that i Can't hardly stand it and the fleas is so bad that i sleep at night i thought that they Was bad at home but they are a great [unclear: eale] Wers
your Dear friend
David A Demus
to Mary Jane Demus
