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Luke Day to Daniel Shays Regarding the Rendezvous

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INSURGENT PAPERS.

The two following Letters are copied verbatim et literatem from the original ones.

No. I.

West-Springfield, January 25, 1787.

SIR

I HAVE dispatched Capt. Walker with my resolutions, Have ordred Colo. Parons, to Treat with Gen. Sheppard & in Case, Gen. Sheppard, does not Comply with the Terms, shall put all the Troops under my Command in Motion to suport my demands, Precisely at 4 oClock the time is prefixt, But shall not Expect them to Come to Action this day

Luke Day

To Capt Shays