Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 22, [?]
Summary:
Demus tells about the food he is eating in South Carolina and asks about the animals at
home.
Mary Jane Demus
october the 22th Day
Morrels ilon South Carlina
Mi Dear
i take this optunity to in forme you that i Well at Present and i hope Whean thes feu lynes reach you tha may find you i the same state of healte i thot that i Wod set Down to in forme you i have nothing to dow and i thot that i Wod a muse mi Celfe in righing to you and i hope that if you [unclear: ant] at [unclear: Wash] but i hope that you Write as long as you Can fer i Will rite as long as i Can get Paper and Whean you Cant think of eney thin to rigt Wiy then tell me soming aboute the Chickens and a all aboute the Dogs an the Cats and the mice and the rats and the hogs and the sheep and the and the Cow and all the garding things fer i mus tell you that We have heads of Chabbebh and swete portato plenty pikels plenty Dry appels and green appes plenty [unclear: mow] and We have softe bread nowe all the time but that is not all yet fer if i Wast to tell you all Wiy Cume to the armey and live all the time but [unclear: sope] i for got to say that We eat hard tack hard is [unclear: Crabhber] that hard you Can soke them in Watter fer 8 Weaks and them Wat and trampe on them and maby you Can se a littel mark in them but if you don Wiy you must lok verrey Close to se the marke that you mad but i tell you that all We Want is to get home Wants a gane to [unclear: you] all gane i live to get home Wiy it Will take all the Peape that is thear to hold me fer i am as strong as a hores that is if i Was Weell at this time But i Still in hope that i Will get home a gane i thing fer i Will try to get a forlow as Sone as i Can fer i beleave that if i Stay hear long Wiy i Wont bea abele to get hom by mi Celfe and i think that i Will Com as son as i Can fer it is so hot hear that i Cant hardly stand it and the fleas is so bad that i sleape at nighte i thot that tha Was bad at home but tha ar a grate [unclear: eale] Wers
yor Dear frend
David A Demus
to Marrey Jane Dems
