Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, December 2,
1864
Summary:
Demus talks about his responsibilities working in a store. He also mentions how hard it was
to leave his wife after a recent visit home.
Mary Jane Demus
December the 2/64
Camp 54th
Mi Dear
I jest receave yor kind letter last eaving With the grates of pleser a how happy I Was to hear frum you ones since i left home fer i had not hird frum you till Now and i got boath letter at ones and i am happy to say that yor Dear letter fond Me well Whitch I hope Whean thes fu lines reach you tha Ma find you in the sam state of healt and i am happy to say that i heave it better then i had befor i have got out in the [unclear: Mot] store and thear is No Meat gos out of the store With out Miy orders and i Can set back till 9 a Clock befor i open the Dores for sale but i Can tell you that i Never had eny thing to go as hard as it Did With Me Whean i had to leave you in harris burg and it is jest leaving me Now since i got yor letter [unclear: fre] i thot that it Cod not be that i had to leave you a gane i Must say that it Wos harder for Me to leave than it Wos the first time a I set donw and think how Can i stay a Way frum you so long and then i Wish to mi Celf that i [unclear: haend] a Went hom a tall but I am better [unclear: selafid] Now since i heave bean a Way fer a While but god Nows that If i get home a gane Wiy i Will Never go a gane but i tell you that i Can harly rit today fer it so Windy that i Can harly [unclear: swec] and the stand shaks so Much that I Cant rit Much but I hoppe that you will excus Mi bad riten and mi mastaks fer i Can harly rite to Day and i jet got a letter frum john and he send his love to you all and he say that he hant had a letter frum Marry for thee or for Weaks and he say that he is goling a long verry Well all he hast to dow is to bild Winters quartrs fer the Men he is [unclear: bas] [unclear: corpant] and i Cant tell you eny thing a bout the bose fer i havt saw them since I Cam back and i Cant get to hear frum them a toll
pleas to give mi love to Dad and lisey and to all the frend and tell [unclear: Mar] that i am still loking hear likeness and give Mi love to hear nothing Mor at present But still Remane
yor Dear husben
D. Demus
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Morris iland SC
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tell dad that he Can heave the Coate and Welkon to it if it Will du him
eny good
