Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, October 7, 1863
Summary:
Demus writes that he heard about the presence of Confederate troops in Pennsylvania the
previous summer and says he is not afraid of the rebels.
Mary Jane Demus
octobe the 7th 1863
mi dear
i take this optuity to set Down to in form you that i am Well at Present and hopeing Whean thes fu lyns ma reach you tha ma find you in the same state of healt i am sorey to tell you that i doo think it a long time to hear from you i have rote a bote 8 letters and i hante got but one letter fer a bote 6 Weaks and then i hope When thes fu lynes reach you Wiy i think that you Will right sonner then What you dow and tell all the frends to [unclear: sharlard] [unclear: bron] to pleas to right and let me now and tell me soming a bote [unclear: harred] [unclear: miche] and tell me all a bote the laydas feir thik it a long time to se all the Peape and tell me all a bout antan and about ant baby and ant [unclear: becleys] and Mrs. sarrey right and ms reachel m [unclear: mulen] and tell me soming a bote robber righte and his famley and tell me soming a bote the [unclear: chisles] wether tha ar as bad as Whot tha Wear Whean i Was at home i Wod like to now how is ceaping hose for him and tell me soming a bote Coson gorg Cristy famley fer i think it a long time to hear from them and tell Cusen goge that his Willey is Well at presen and tell him that i Wod like to now how you got a long this sommer i had heard that the rebbel Was in that part and i hard that had a hard time With them i Can tell you that i have sean so meney rebbel that if i set down and if tha ar [unclear: roting] Wiy i Wont get up to se them feir i se them evrey Day mor or lest and We Work everday When the rebbels [unclear: polse] is [unclear: roaling] all a bote us and tha kill a man now and then but a [unclear: ded] [unclear: ma] [unclear: ant] eney more then a flea but Whean We tak the [unclear: noson] We make the Jest git op and fly We ar the [unclear: travile] boys that [unclear: feir] now noys and i mu tell you that We Com ot to fight and We [unclear: boute] to fight till i did We have got or [unclear: name] upe and We Fout to Ceape it ope but now i think i have [unclear: gast naft] i mu tell you somng els and now i Wont you now that i am a putey good man yet if i am [unclear: sot] but now thomes eadesburgs send his love to you all and William [unclear: burgs] send his love to you all and the [unclear: serends] David A. Demes i [unclear: sed] his love to everbody and tell [illeg.] Wilkison that i Wod lik to now [illeg.] soming Wilkson and Mr. strockson and tel me how tha ar all geting a long and i hope that i Will get home a gane to se you all a gane and pleas to pleas to give mi love to all the freind and tell them that i am Well at Present hopeing Whean thes lynes reachs you tha ma finde you all i the same state of healt nothing more at Present but still remane
yor Dear husbane
David demes
Pleas to right
son and let me how you ar all geting
a long and let me now
Wether you have got all the thing home yet or not and pleas
t
rite and tel me all a
bou the things and how hold them hand Wat it Cost and tell me
how much money you have got yet feir We have bean
ofead
ar
monye but i did not take it but if you nead
it Wiy i Will send you som i have got 57 dollers Coming to me now and i am geting
a long
verrey Well at present nothing mor at this
time righte
sone
Direct yor letter to Hilton
Head SC 54 Mrs Mearey Jane Demes
