Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, May 8, 1865
Summary:
Demus talks about plans to buy a house once he returns home from the war. He also complains
about a lack of food.
Mary Jane Demus
May the 8th 1865
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Comy Caz
Mi Dear
I tak this present optunity to inform you that I am Well at present and hope Whean thes Fu lines Reaches yor Dear hand that tha Ma find you Well and all the [illeg.] Mi Dear i jest Receave yor kind and Welkom letter the other Day but i had Not the tim to Rit Fer Whean I I got the letter Wiy We Wos jest tearing Down or tents to leave gorge town and Wel fell in and March Down to the Camden and thear We had to ly on the grown all Nighte and as son as Daylite Came Wiy We fell in and Went on the Boat and We Cam on to Charston that sam Day and then We laid out on the grown all Nighte and the Next Nighte Wiy We Move in Close to the sity and Now We Camp in a Nice place and thear is only 5 Cumpeny to [unclear: tothers] Now the [unclear: ethey] 5 Cumpeny [unclear: in gon] to sumervil a Bout 6 miles frum us so i heave Not saw eny of the bose for thee or for Days but Whean i saw them Wiy tha Wos all Well and Duing Well i heave Receave som for or five letters in the last Weak and this last letter Wos Rot March the 31st Mi Dear i heave excus you fer all that you heave Rot to Me fer Whean i study a bout it Wiy i Jest thot how often i sed things Whean i Wos in a bad umer a person often say thing that tha Wodend if tha Was in a good umers
But Mi Dear you spoak about James Carsen going to sell the hose Mi Dear i Dont Car if he selde it to Mary Row fer i shall Never live it it as long as i live fer i Never had eney thing of the plase yet and i think a [unclear: gents] i get hom Wiy you and I Can biy a littel hom for or Celfs fer i ant going to spend a sent of Mi muny and i Will pay Jacop as son as We get padup and then i still think i Will have a Nuff to for you and Mi Celf and a how happy it will Be to Mi to get hom to sty with you fer i am tird [unclear: solders] since pease is Declard for We Cant get eny thing hardly to Eat or trink [unclear: onely] or Rishen What We Draw fer When the War Was going on Wiy We Cod goow out and Ceatch Chicson and eat them Mi Dear i Must Close for this tim if you Can send Me a fu postamps Wiy i Wod be verry Muc a blige to you Remember Mi love to all the enquirn frends and Mi Best for yor Celf
Direct yor letter to Charston
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Camp 54th Mass volintears
Co. K
South Carlina
Mi Dear i am sorry to say that i heave Never got
the poaststamps then that you sead you sent
