Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 24, 1864
Summary:
Demus reports on the death of a relative in battle and expresses concern that his wife is
having to work so hard at home.
Mary Jane Demus
March the 24th 1864
Jackson vill florady
Headquaters
Tenalam
i take this Present time to rite you thes fu lines to let you now that i am Well at present and i hope Whean thes fu lines reach you tha ma finde you in the same state of healte i recve yor kinde letter and i Was verry glad to hear frum you and all the rest i am sorry to think how you hafe to get a long i never thot that you Wod hafte to Wark so hard to get a long but i thin that i Will be hom befor long fer tha Will hafte to pay us a gane the 22 of day of march i hafe not got tim to rite much but i am happy to say that We had a hard fight but We all got out safe but William Cristy he Was kild on the grond and Joe Was Wonded i the head but he has Com back to the redgmete a gan and is geting a long very Well and the boy all haf good healte so far you must excus this sorte letter fer i hafe not got tim to rite much but i [unclear: shule] rit son a gan and than i Will tell you all a bout the [unclear: tims] pleas rite son and let me now Whear John is going to in the spring Whean you rit Direct you letter to Hilton Head South Carlina Co K 54 Mss volintears nothing mor at present but still rima
yor Dear husben
David Demus
to Marry Demus
