Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Thursday, June 15, 1758

We went over the River Early to receive our rations in provision and in money and we marched 2 Miles and stoped and refreshed ourselves their half an hour and Lieut. Smith came up and we received our Abilitan money.¹

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1  Billeting-money—that is, money to pay for lodgings at private houses. When soldiers are quartered at private houses, it is said that such ones are billeted at such a house, &c.

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

Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Sunday, June 18, 1758

I was first called upon guard with 15 more. My turn came first at 11 oclock—this afternoon 3 ock Lieut. Smith come up with our abilitan money.

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

Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Tuesday, June 20, 1758

Their marched of 3 Hundred of the Bay Force¹ for Fort Edward² and I received my abilitan in full £1.8s.0d.

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¹ Massachusetts Bay troops. The Massachusetts colony was called Massachusetts Bay until after the War for Independence.

² Fort Edward was situated upon the east bank of the Hudson, about fifty miles north from Albany.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, pp. 14-5

Diary of Luke Gridley, Monday, April 18, 1757

this Day Reseved wages: Bounty furst month wages & Biliting: 3=18=9=0¹ genneral Limmons Com[pany]², marcht ye 18th April

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¹ The bounty this year was 42 shillings, the soldier to find clothes, powder-horn, and bullet-pouch; the wages for a private, £1 125. per month of 28 days; the allowance for billeting, 4s. per week. This would make £4 10s. for the first month; but the clothes were probably furnished by the colony and deducted.

² Lyman's personal company, the first.

SOURCE: Luke Gridley, Luke Gridley’s Diary of 1757, p. 23