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Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 8, 1865

Summary:
Demus talks about the difficulties he has encountered in getting paid and the resulting conflict with his wife.

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Mary Jane Demus

February the 8th 1865

Morris island

I Receive your kind letter this Morning and it found Me Well But I hope When these few lines Reach you they May find Well But i am very sorry that i have Disturb your Mind so Much just on account of Me try to Make Myself Big But as you Wrote in the last letter Why I hope that you Will forgive Me for What i have Done and Now i Will tell you the Reason that i done it Was because i thought that We Would be paid of in a short time and then i Would just give him a hundred dollars in place of it But as it happened the Regiment got [unclear: Carded] [unclear: Wi] We did Not get paid of But i hope you Will Make yourself easy about it for i have Wrote to Jacob about it and i Just took him all about it and i think that it Will Be all Right as soon as i get answer from him for he Knows that he Will Not lost any by it so you Can make yourself easy till I Write again

But i Would be very sorry if it Would Cause you and I to part But if it is your Will Why i Can't help it for your Will is your pleasure

But still i shall Write and tell you all about it as soon as i get a letter from Jacob E. Christy

And then i Will Write again
No More at present

David Demus to Mrs Mary Jane Demus

please Direct your letter to Morris island South Carolina

Co. R. 54th Mass. volunteer
in the Post Commissary