Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Friday, June 16, 1758

We had Prayers in our company at 3 Ock then all marched of but 14 and they stayed here to guard Lieut Smith and the money and yesterday Mr. Holmes sot of for Home and I giv 5 pence for carring my letter—we stayed here til 5 oclock this afternoon and we heard nothing from Lieut Smith and we had no provisions so we marched for Scanacata¹ and we got in at Son down well & their was a Larrom² this night

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¹ Schenectady.

² Alarum, or alarm.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, pp. 13-4