Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, June 2, 1758

We arrived at Colonal Maysons at 12 o'Clock and marched from their to Landard¹ Abits & Sergent Stone treated us their then we marched to mansfield to Deacon Eldridgs about four o'clock—then we marched to Bolton to Landard trils, and we gave 7d a night for horse keeping.

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¹ Landlord. The proprietor of an inn or tavern was universally called landlord. The title is still very prevalent.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, pp. 11-12