Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, June 4, 1864
Summary:
Demus tells his wife not to be scared when she receives his latest picture in the mail and
promises to improve his appearance soon. He also says he is glad to hear that his wife has
become fat.
Mary Jane Demus
June the 4th 1864
Morris iland
South Carlina
Dear Wife
i tak this present time to iform you that i am Well at present and i hope Whean thes fu lines reach you tha ma finde you in the sam state of healte i receave yor kind letter last nighte and Was glad to hear from you and all the rest and i Was so glad that you Cent me som poas stamps fer i had got mi likens taken and i had nun to poot on the letter but you must not get [unclear: Ceard] Whean you se it fer i had now raser to shave and i heafet to heave mi hear Cut of Clos all the tim but it is not taking [unclear: flean] but i thot i Wod send it to you eney how but i Will get it taking a gane as son as i Can rase a doller i think it Will lok better but i hope that you Will get yors taking and send it to me fer i think it a long tim to se yor face and i a how glad i Was to hear that you are geting a long so Well and and is so fat Wesely Cruneton he told me that you Was that big and fat that you had to Com in the hose side Ways or you Wod fill up the dore he sead that he never saw eney boddy get so fat in a sort tim in his life lik you have got but i hope that i Will get hom to se you be for long but i Cant tell Whean fer i Cant Com till i get pad of but i Will loke for yor likeness i have not got tim to rit much but i hope that you Will exskuse this sort letter pleas give mi love to ant marrey harson and to unkel solon and to Dad and to lisey and all the frends and mi best love to yor Celfe nothing mor at present but still reman
yor Dear husben
David Demus
un till deth i got a letter frum bob rite thes last male he say that he Wod lik if gary and me Wod send som money to him but i got the letter and i tor it all up i never rit him a nether letter as long as he lives
