Account of Luke Day
Document 1791Encloses a statement of the account of Luke Day, late Captain in Colonel Alden's Regiment for recruiting.
June 4 1791 to Oliver Wolcott J on the Afc’ of Cap. Luke Day Office of (late) Army Account June 4 1791 Sir, Enclosed is a statement of the account of Luke Day late Capt. in Col. Alden, Rep. for Recruiting–the Card its given by Capt. Day are all voluntary, but which are qualifyed to agreeable to roster prescribed on [undecipherable] the balance old [undecipherable] Accounts of Colo. Alden & LtColo. Stacey do not appiar to have been settled neither in these any monies charged Capt. Day in the Books of this office. I therefore take it for granted that the sums credited on this account are the whole received by Capt. Day for the Recruiting Service–the subsistence due Lieut Benjamin Read is retained subject to his orders as no authority is produced by Capt. Day to receive it– I am Sir JHowell Oliver Wolcott Jr Esc Auditor of the Treasury
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