Franklin County: Mary Jane Demus to David A. Demus, February 23, 1864
Summary
Mary Jane Demus inquires about her husband's health and tells him that she is temporarily working at Mr. Patterson's.
David Demus
the 23 of february 1864
My Dear husman
I take my pen in hand to inform to you that I am well at preasant and I hope that These few lines may find you The same stat of helth i recive you kinde letter the 18 of february i was glad to hare form you once more but i am sorry to hare that you ar to be in a norer battel i harey have the harte to rite eney mor it tak all mi time to [unclear: stutey] and thinke abote it i tre to keep mi seff in [unclear: harte] but it wis a hard things but i hope and pry that wee will git to see ech orer agane all we cane do put ar trut in god for he the only one wee cane look too i am glad to hare you ar well have you [unclear: haed] gut rite well i am [unclear: fard] you will cash cold in you head i ant be sike one day sinc you ben gone do you thinke if i wos sick i woud not rite to you and leat you now yet haven ben so longe sinc i rote mab you diden git it i am liven at Mr. patterson i come home when yor rote to me you was come home then you diden come i went back agane i am gonen to stay a month and little beter then i am come hom then i am gone down to John the last of march than i will stay and halp him to move if you dont com home i will [unclear: har] out this somer for ever things ar so dear i cant stay at home for i mos earn mi [unclear: clos] so meney pepel gonen a way with and [unclear: colerd] [unclear: unel] Bill Burch and purk wason jame handey o seall famel [unclear: gonen] it so meney sails [unclear: pel hisson] have a sail this week [unclear: har] mother ar gonen to to west and pet a gonen with them thay cane go for me and we welkum for thay ante fiet to go to the west i dont now [unclear: woth] i come over hom to night to rite this letter i have to go back to night i cant rite ther for the cheldren boser me too moch give love to the rest gorge and the boys i am sorry to hare thay wont pay you but thay will som day i hope aunt Mary and unel solum sends thar love to you mi best to your selff thay dont hare eney things a bout Bill Bown and unel Joney aunt sharlot ar well it 8 a clok and must brings mi letter to a clos rite sone
good night pece be with you
Mary Jane Demes
to David Demes