Aaron Ogden Dayton

"Death of Aaron O. Dayton, We regret to learn that Aaron Ogden Dayton, Esq, the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury Department, died very suddenly in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. His health for a long time has been delicate, yet was generally able to attend to his official duties. Mr. Dayton was a native of New Jersey, and appointed to office from New York. He held the position of Auditor of Naval Accounts since 1838-a period of twenty years-having received his appointment from Mr. Van Buren. He was a faithful officer, discharging his duties with fidelity to the public, and to the satisfaction of all who had business in his Bureau."

(Washington, D.C.) Daily National Intelligencer. 4 October 1858