To RH Milroy From Schuyler Colfax Aug 9 1864

              Thirty Eighth Congress   
                                  
House of Representatives 
 
   
 
United States of America                             
 
(stricken:  Washington City       186) 
 
South Bend, IN. Aug 9. 1864 
 
 
 
My dear fr. 
 
 
    An ungrateful scamp, named G.M. Davis 
of Mich. City, who you may remember seeing at 
Washn last Nov. for whom I attained an appt. for 
Tremont, which he finally lost, and paid me in ingratitude 
and falsehood, is abusing me at M. City because I didn’t 
drop everything and file some charges he had agst a Q. M. 
but which he said you filed for him afterwards. 
 
 
 
  I believe you were in my room when he came at me. It 
was just before the organization of the Honor? when being a  
candidate for speaker I was filled at all hours of the  
day with meetings and other visitors  and I could not leave it. I had heard of his abuse of me 
fr one or two years previously: and that he had been abusing  
me ever since he reached Washington; but I told him that  
as I could not leave my rooms then to attend to any business 
at Department.  I would after the organization was over look 
into the business he wanted me to present, as I would for all 
others; but could not till then be enemies or friends. 
 
 
 
    I thought if you remembered this, as he uses your name 
as one who did file his papers for him when he says I would not you 
 might write me a brief note on the subject to use if necessary. 
 
 
     Yours very truly  Schuyler Colfax