Capt. Luke Day to Capt. Daniel Shays, Jan. 25th, 1787

West-Springfield, January 25, 1787

Sir,

I have dispatched Capt. Walker with my resolutions, Have ordered Colo. Parsons, to Treat with Gen. Sheppard & in Case, Gen. Sheppard, does not Comply with the Terms, shall out all the Troops under my Command in Motion to support my demands, Precisely, at 4 O’Clock the time prefixt, But shall not Expect them to Come to Action this day.

Luke Day

To Capt. Shays

[The WORCESTER MAGAZINE, Insurgent Papers, p. 544.]