Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, December 7,
1864
Summary:
Demus talks about his desire to return home again and mentions seeing one of Mary Jane
Demus's relatives.
Mary Jane Demus
December the 7th 1864
Morris iland S C
Miy Dar
i take this present tim to inform you that i am Well at present and hope Whean thes fu lines reach yor Dear hand th a ma find you in the same state of healt i am sorry that i Did not get a letter frum you this male but i Cant say Wether you Wrote or not fer the malle Went to the redgment so that We Did not get eny letters yet but a how happy i Wod be to get a letter frum you fer i think it so long since i hird frum you i Can tell you that going hom jest spolt me fer i Cant get it out of mi head all that i Can dow i Cant get it out of mi head a Miy Dear i think som tims i Cant [unclear: sty] out till the too years is oup but i think if you rit Wiy it Will [unclear: Ware] a Way but Whean I lok at yor Dear face Wiy it loks so Well Wiy i say to mi Celf how Can i stay a Way frum you but i hope that the tim Will son slip a rond but i Can tell you tha if i every get back i shal nevery leave you a gan but i hope and trus that god ma spear me to get hom a gane i think that We Can live to gether all the Days of mi life al l the men that is in [unclear: tome] Cant get me a gan it Wod take a Wagon and six horses to pool me out and i Cant tell you e ny thin a bout the Bose in this letter fer i heave not hird frum them and i did not get to se them but i saw Jacop Cristy on the [unclear: Dock] he is [unclear: ordly] [unclear: fros] the [unclear: Cirlen] of the 55th Mass. volentears but i heard t hat the [unclear: Cirl] Wos kill and i Cant tell Wheare he is but i think that tha Will all back a gane son i heave not got tim to rit much but i hope Whean thes fu lines reach you Wiy you Will rit son nothing mor at present but still reman
yor Dear husben
David A Demus
to his Dear belovet Wife
yur till Deth
Marry Jane Demus
hear is one Dolers
fer you to get your poaststamp so that
you nead not pay for them and if it get hom
safe i Will send you som more
