Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 17,
1863
Summary:
Demus writes to his wife about the wound in his head.
Mary Jane Demus
October the 17th
Mi Dear
i take this optuity to set down to let you now that i have receve yor letter and Was verry hapey to hear from you fer i had that that you had [unclear: giveing] righing to me fer i have rote so much and i got no anes till now and if you now how glad i Was Whean i got that Wiy you Wod laft to yor self fer i had got out of harte Waying fer a letter but i am sorry fer Wot i sade i the last letter but still i Cant blame you fer not righting if you Wason at home but i must tell you whot i Dow now som days i fil a Cant tean and som times i gow fer [unclear: orstter] and then i stay all day a bout a miles frum Campe and i ant Don [unclear: nobe] Wark fer aboute a monthe but i have got purty well a gane but i Was Wasing mi head and i felt soming in the hole and i put mi hand oup in the hole and i pold out a peace of mi [unclear: Cule] and it has got sor a gane but i thing it Will get Well a gane but i am geting a long verry Well at this time and i dont no Wether i Will Cum home sone or not i had that that i Wod stay till Crissumous and i Wont mak it longer then fer i thik that We Will be [unclear: nearder] home then it is so far that i dont like to store [unclear: fest] big mi selfe nothing mor give mi love to ant marrey and unkel sol harson and all the frends i had rote to Ant Marrey but i hant got no [unclear: anles] yet i rote to [unclear: lysey] too and tell [unclear: lysey] to righte and send me a lok of her head hear and tell giney gater that hear Dear is verry sorrey to hear of his likenes but he say that he Will get it takeing a gane if it Cost twenty Doller and give mi love to ginney and ant marry harson that i think it but a sorte time since i lefte home nothing mor at Presen but god night
With a sweat Cass yor Dear husben
David A Demus
to marrey Jane Demus
direct yor letter to Hilton Head SC
54 M C tes
Co
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Da D
Demes
1863
