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Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, February 1, 1865

Summary:
Demus talks about the difficulties of sending mail home.

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Mary Jane Demus

Febury the 1st 65

Morris iland south Carlina

Mi Dear

this eaving i set Mi Celf Down to inform you that i am Well at present and hope When thes feu lines Reach you tha Ma find you in the sam state of health a Mi Dear how happy i felt Whean i Receave yor kind letter this Day and fond out that you Was Well and all the frends

But i am verry sory to say that i heave not hird frum the Bose yet but i think that tha Will all Be Back son but i Cant tell how son tha Well Cum back

But as son as tha Cum back Wiy i Will Rite and let you Now how you ar geting but i hoppe and trust that you Cant get a long till i get hom fer mi Dear you Must Not think that i think hard of it Becos i Rite to you that i Cant get eny letter fer i Will excus you fer it

For the Mall has Not bean Coming Regely but think god fer What i get frum you But i am happy to say that i Receave yor letters that had the poaststamps in and i Wos very Much a blige to you for sending them.

But you Wontede Me to send you a New [illeg.] [unclear: giph] But Mi Dear i am sorry to say that i heave Nothing to send to you this tim fer a present But a gane i Rite a gane Wiy i Will try and have soming fer you

Fer every thing is so [unclear: Cars] that i Cant [unclear: geting] a tall to send to you But i think i Will try and send you a Box of [unclear: Cheal] as son as i Can Mi Dear a how ofton i set in Mi tent at Night and study a Boute you and then think of the long tim that I heaft to stay a Way frum you

a som tim you Dont Now how Bad i fealle

But you Must excus this Bad Riten fer i am in a hiry to get it Route to you in this Male give Mi love to all the frends and Mi Best love to yor Celf

Mr. D. A. Demus to Mrs. D. A. Demus

Mi Dear and tru Wife Now Mor
Rite Son to Morris iland South Carlina

all the poaststamps that you sent to Me Wiy somebody stole frum Me