Franklin County: Samuel Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May 9, 1863
Summary:
Christy writes that he expects to be in North Carolina soon. He also promises to send money
home.
Mary Jane Demus
May the 9th 1863
My Dear Sister
i have took my pen in han to let you no that i am well and i hope that thes fu lines may find you injoyen the same state of health and the rest of the days that ar in Camp ar well give my love to all the rest of the frens you can tell them that we ar all well and ar giten along verry well and we expect to move soon to north carlina and you may look for a nother letter sune and i will send you my litnes as soon as i can git it taken the rigment ar ful now and we [unclear: ar] gut ar unform and arms tel father that i will send sum monney home to pay Clark for my boots as soon as we git ar buntey that will be soon we ar ten mils byont boston
Direction your letter to Camp Meigs
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Redgment M V
Massechusitts
Samuel A. Christey
to mary jane deames
my close i could not sen home and i had to sel them