Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 21,
[1865?]
Summary:
Demus remarks on the pleasure he receives from reading his latest letter from his wife,
especially after the previous letters, which were "Nauthing but buse."
The New York Branch of
the U.S. Christian Commission
30 Bible House, New York
Send this as the Soldier's Messenger to his home. Let it haste to those who wait for
tidings.
Mary Jane Demus
March the 21 [65?]
Charleston city
My Dear
My Dear i take the present opportunity to inform you that I am Well at present and i hope When these few lines Reach you the May find you enjoying the greatest of pleasure
My Dear i I Receive your kind letter [unclear: thear] [unclear: erther] Mail but had Not the time to Write but I hope you Will excuse Me for Not Write sooner but I had Not the time But i am very sorry of What i put in the last letter But you [unclear: heave] been [unclear: puten] on to Me very [unclear: heave] for the last three or four letter that i get from you but My Dear When i Receive your last letter Why I Was very happy to Receive it and i hope all the Rest May be like it for When they Come like it Why [unclear: yoru] Don't Know the pleasure that i have to Read them But When you Was Writing them hard letter Why i hated to open them for I had No pleasure in Reading for [unclear: tha] Was Nothing but abuse all the time i after thought to Myself that the Day Was gone but When I got this last letter Why I Was [unclear: left ot] up very [unclear: hiy] But i hope and trust to god that i May Never have any such a thing like that on My [illeg.] again for i Must say that you have Wrote Me some very hard letters about it But i Must say that this last letter i got seem like old times for as i Wrote in My last letter about it When i Read the letter and it said that our time was short a how did i feel Why i Could a [unclear: los] it Right up and thrown it in to the fire but My Dear i [unclear: amt] so patient as I used to be i set and study about all these thing But I Must Close for today for We expect to leave tonight Nothing More at present But Still Remain
your Dear husband
David A Demus
to his Dear Wife
Mary Jane Demus
give My love to all the equirn
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