Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Wednesday, June 14, 1758

Stil at Albany and their I first shifted my clothes and washed them-then we had 6 rounds of powder & ball & had orders from Colonel Whiting to go to Senakada¹—this day Asel Carpenter came to Albany.

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¹ Schenectady.

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

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

Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Saturday, June 17, 1758

Stil at Schenacata¹ and we moved into our Barrocks and Barnabas Evings was taken poor with a working in the Body Ben denny was taken very poor.

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¹ Schenectady.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, p. 14

Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Monday, June 19, 1758

Stil at Schenacata¹ and their was a rigiment of province men² come up to Schenacata and this night 25 of our men went over the River west 1 mile to guard wagon Horses—this day a short training 1 Regiment.

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¹ Schenectady.

² Provincial troops, or American soldiers. The English troops were called regulars.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, p. 14