A Guide to the John Lyle Diary, ca. 1783
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2003.8
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
John Lyle Diary, Manuscript #MS 2003.8, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2003
Biographical/Historical Information
None available.
Scope and Content
The diary, dating to 1783, belonged to shoemaker John Lyle, a resident of Essex County, Virginia. It is a record detailing the names of persons from whom he had received commissions and the amount of payments, as well as notes to himself and a very brief war record. Collection also includes Lyle's military discharge. Lyle was discharged after 8 years of loyal service to His Majesty's army. He served in the 71st regiment under Major General Thomas Stirling and Captain Alexander MacLeod. The seat of the regiment was in Jamaica.
Arrangement
1 item.
Index Terms
- Lyle, John, fl. 1783
- MacLeod, Alexander, fl. 1780
- Stirling, Thomas
- Shoemakers-Virginia-Essex County
- United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783