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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863

08_1862-02-12 Page 04

[?] as they call it they keep him to cut wood carry water and anything else that he wants to I expect they will keep him untill his master comes after him and then I wont say what they will do with him  hide him I expect thoug. but there is not much danger of their coming after them  their masters are generally in Price's army or so near secesh that they are afraid to come to our Camps to claim them and even if they are not participators on either side they would almost rather lose anigger than to take the oath of aleigance. wel I am getting as tired of writing this letter as you will be of reading it when you get it I expect  but there is alittle business to attend to before I am done I expect you looked for me to send some more money home before this time but I made different arraingments I loaned it out I get five per cent a month interest for it  I could have got ten for it and could ever sinc ive been out but I  didnt like to do it and didnt think I would but I changed my mind alittle and concluded to loan it out for five per cent and thought I would next payment  and then after that I could send some home every payment and have some out at interest all the time too, but I thought I would tell you about it and if you wanted it if it was worth that no or anywhere near that much to you I would send it to you next pay day which will be in about amonth and half from now   
write as soon as you can an let me know how things are prospering in Iowa O Boardman

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[?] as they call it they keep him to cut wood carry water and anything else that he wants to I expect they will keep him untill his master comes after him and then I wont say what they will do with him hide him I expect thoug. but there is not much danger of their coming after them their masters are generally in Price's army or so near secesh that they are afraid to come to our Camps to claim them and even if they are not participators on either side they would almost rather lose anigger than to take the oath of aleigance. wel I am getting as tired of writing this letter as you will be of reading it when you get it I expect but there is alittle business to attend to before I am done I expect you looked for me to send some more money home before this time but I made different arraingments I loaned it out I get five per cent a month interest for it I could have got ten for it and could ever sinc ive been out but I didnt like to do it and didnt think I would but I changed my mind alittle and concluded to loan it out for five per cent and thought I would next payment and then after that I could send some home every payment and have some out at interest all the time too, but I thought I would tell you about it and if you wanted it if it was worth that no or anywhere near that much to you I would send it to you next pay day which will be in about amonth and half from now write as soon as you can an let me know how things are prospering in Iowa O Boardman