[3] As the recorder of colonial affairs, he became familiar with virtually every piece of legislation and every official manuscript written over a period of nearly half a century.

[4] Most of Lyndon's year as governor was spent in correspondence with a representative of the King of England, expressing concerns of the colony over the unjust taxation brought about by the Stamp Act.

[6] When war with Britain came to the colonies and Newport was occupied, Lyndon found safety in Warren, Rhode Island where he died of smallpox in 1778.

His Sundry Account Book chronicles his financial transactions from Newport's famed slave traders as well as free and enslaved people.

This nearly thirty-five page book represents a lesser-known but fascinating example of the early African American literary tradition of the United States.