Franklin County: Mary Jane Demus to David A. Demus, February 23,
1864
Summary:
Mary Jane Demus inquires about her husband's health and tells him that she is temporarily
working at Mr. Patterson's.
David Demus
the 23 of february 1864
My Dear husman
I take my pen in hand to inform to you that I am well at preasant and I hope that These few lines may find you The same stat of helth i recive you kinde letter the 18 of february i was glad to hare form you once more but i am sorry to hare that you ar to be in a norer battel i harey have the harte to rite eney mor it tak all mi time to [unclear: stutey] and thinke abote it i tre to keep mi seff in [unclear: harte] but it wis a hard things but i hope and pry that wee will git to see ech orer agane all we cane do put ar trut in god for he the only one wee cane look too i am glad to hare you ar well have you [unclear: haed] gut rite well i am [unclear: fard] you will cash cold in you head i ant be sike one day sinc you ben gone do you thinke if i wos sick i woud not rite to you and leat you now yet haven ben so longe sinc i rote mab you diden git it i am liven at Mr. patterson i come home when yor rote to me you was come home then you diden come i went back agane i am gonen to stay a month and little beter then i am come hom then i am gone down to John the last of march than i will stay and halp him to move if you dont com home i will [unclear: har] out this somer for ever things ar so dear i cant stay at home for i mos earn mi [unclear: clos] so meney pepel gonen a way with and [unclear: colerd] [unclear: unel] Bill Burch and purk wason jame handey o seall famel [unclear: gonen] it so meney sails [unclear: pel hisson] have a sail this week [unclear: har] mother ar gonen to to west and pet a gonen with them thay cane go for me and we welkum for thay ante fiet to go to the west i dont now [unclear: woth] i come over hom to night to rite this letter i have to go back to night i cant rite ther for the cheldren boser me too moch give love to the rest gorge and the boys i am sorry to hare thay wont pay you but thay will som day i hope aunt Mary and unel solum sends thar love to you mi best to your selff thay dont hare eney things a bout Bill Bown and unel Joney aunt sharlot ar well it 8 a clok and must brings mi letter to a clos rite sone
good night pece be with you
Mary Jane Demes
to David Demes
