A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=43289 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Pennsylvania Gazette Article Date: May 20 1742 Article Description: Customs Notice - Port of Lewes on Delaware Article Text: Port Pocomoke in Maryland, April 26 1742: Notice is hereby given to all Officers of his Majesty's Customs, that this day; CAPT. NEWCOMB BRAVEN , of Lewes Town in Sussex county, upon Delaware, ran forcibly away from the Officers of his Majesty's Customs in the Port aforesaid, with a square stern'd Sloop, about forty Tons Burthen, called the Rebecca, lately belonging to HENRY JAQUESS, of Perth Amboy, that is liable to Condemnation for Lading Tobacco in this Port without Navigation Bond being given for her and that it is supposed the said BRAVEN hath got with him the Register of some lost vessel, and a Counterfit Certificate, the Register of the Vessel being left in Custody of JOHN SCARBOROUGH, Deputy Collector. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com