He wrote a formal letter to the Company-the old East India Company which administered an empire with ledger and daybook-calling their attention to the mistake in the newspaper, and begging them not to trouble to give the matter publicity, as he had already advised his friends.
"From One Generation to Another"
Henry Seton Merriman
Mr. Starr hung up his coat and hat and swooped like a hawk on the daybook, at the same time calling for the book of "petty cash."
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day
Examiner Starr, confining himself to his announced policy of grabbing in on the running operations of the bank at the moment of his entry, studied the petty-cash accounts and checked up the daybook with thoroughness.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day