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Franklin County: David A. Demus to Mary Jane Demus, August 24, 1864

Summary:
Demus thanks his wife for her letter and reports that he is getting plenty to wear and to eat now that he is working as a clerk.

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Mary Jane Demus

Auges 24th 1864

Morris Iland
South Carlina
54th head quaters

Dear Wife i tak this present tim to rite you thes fu lines to let you now that i am Well at present and i hope Whean thes fu lines reach you tha ma find you in the sam state of heal i receave yor kind letter this Day With the grates of pleaser a how glad i feal Whean i get a letter frum you for i am so prod to think that you ar going a long so Well since i left hom for that Was all mi [unclear: thot] Whean i left hom it am verry happy to tell you that i am am geting a long verry Well so far now i am [unclear: Clirk] in the [unclear: sore] [unclear: rom] i am liveing on the best plenty to eat and plenty to Wear and a litel money to by mi toback to and i am jest as big a man as eny body it is time for me to opene the Dor i have not got tim to rit much but i hope that you Will excus this bad riteng fer i am in a hiry to get Dun but i Will rite a gane i hope that you Will send me yor likeness in the nex letter

nothing mor at present but still reman yor Dear husben untill Deth

David Demus

to his Dear sweat intened Wife that i left behide me but i hoppe Whean and [illeg.] to get that We ma meat befor long a gane how happy i Wod be to se yor Dear littel face a gan gaies mi love to all the frends remember yor Dear husben
Morris iland South Carlina
Compy K Mrs mary Demus