To Mary Milroy From RH Milroy Nov 23 1863

              Washington City D.C. 

                                    Nov. 23rd, 1863 

My Dear Mary, 

			I am still here  
but my prospect for being ordered. 
duty is now very good.  Colfax got  
here on last Friday & I got him to  
go & see Old Abe for me & he got  
him (the Presd.) to promise to order me  
to me to Gen. Butler for duty.  He  
said this was the best he could do &  
he was very reluctant to consent to  
do that without consulting Hallock,  
but Colfax by some coaxing & plain talk  
for him to consent to order me to duty  
without consulting Hallock.  This was a  
pretty bold promise for Old Abe, & it  
will probably make Hallock very wise  
but Colfax thinks Old Abe will stick to  
his promise & that I will get my order  
in a day or two.  I would rather serve  
under General Butler than under any  
other General, but he has not got many  
troops and cannot give me much of  
a command, but they may send more  
troops there & an advanced be made on