Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 5, 1864
Summary:
Demus reports that his head wound has not yet healed.
Mary Jane Demus
March the 5th 1864
Jackson vill
florady
Head quatters
Mi Dear
Mi Dear i receve yor kind and a fetchnet Wife i receve it this night With the grates of pleaser [unclear: kines] mi Dear i am happy to hear that you have south good healte i am happy to say thank god that i have had good healte so far mi head is not heale oup yet but i Dont think that I Will get eney Cole in it fer the Wether is putty hot hear and has bean hot ever since i heave bean in the south thear is pleas to excus this bad riten and the mastake i Was riten i that that i onely had one sheat of paper and Whean I fond out Wiy i Was riten too seate of pap and i now that you Wod haft to lafte Whean got it and loke at it i Will give you the rit Direct how to rite yor letters you mus Direct yor letter to me
i am going to rit it on hear
David Demus
Co. K 54 Mass.
volintears