Franklin County: Mary Jane Demus to David Demus, March 15, [?]
Summary:
Mary Jane Demus asks her husband for an update on the health of her brothers and asks whether
it was true, as she saw in the newspaper, that a Demus died in a recent battle.
David Demus
the 15 of March
My Dear husman
i take mi pen in hand to inform you that i am well at present and i hope that this few lings ma finds you the same stat of helth i recive you letter the 12 of this moth wee was glad to hare form you all once mor but i am sorry to hare abot bill was he kill ar woned [unclear: ar] wer was he left let us now [unclear: wher] the rabel have him ar not it wos in the papers that bill and Joe was wonder Joe in the head and bill in the back it wos in the paper that it wos a Demes kill but i coud not think it wos you but wee most be thankful to god i was vary much trubel a you all i hope that you [unclear: onte] git in eney more battel when dow you thinke you can come home i woud like if you coud to come home be for i [unclear: harout] bill and wesley cunkel ar har and a look so nice in the solder [unclear: clock] when you rote the over tim you was coming i set up ever nigh looking for you till ten oclock then i woud give you up and go to bed and lay and lisen i cud not sleep haff for i was so shar you woud come father woud say he wont come to nigth o but i [unclear: dou] with you cud come father send his love to you all and for you to take good care of you seff i am still at Mr. patterson liven yet i git seven five sents week for ever week but i am coming home in a sort tim i dow like to live ther vary much i git a longs so well Mir patterson ar [unclear: pleis] vary moch with mi [unclear: sonan] i can make better [unclear: sonan] then he can thay ar so [unclear: king] i coud live ther all the tim if i coud live home all the tim one of [unclear: frisey] girl ar coming ther to live this somer unk sol and ent Mary sends love to you all thay [unclear: woud] to [unclear: hare] [unclear: form] [unclear: wear] i am well and git alongs vary well [unclear: but] [unclear: trub] in minds vary moch some tim i am [unclear: trub] so moch i dont know [unclear: meney] tim [unclear: woth] i am down but i hope and pray wee met agane one plac ar the [unclear: over] pece be with you all
Mary J Demes to Mr. Deavd Demes
this i have at present ples to excus the bead riten and the mis tack rite sone and let us now all about it
