A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51601 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: February 11 1729 Article Description: Servant Thady TEENAN Runs Away from William Parmer YERBURY Article Text: Run away from William Farmer YERBURY, a servant man nam'd Thady TEENAN, an Irishman, sometimes by the name of Timothy, a Taylor by trade, above six foot high, aged about 36 years, he wears sometimes a light, and sometimes a dark collour'd wigg, with a black complexion, wears a good felt hat, with a good brown cloth-coat and jacket and brown cloth breeches and stockins. Whosoever secures the said run away, so as his said master may have him again, shall have three pounds reward, and reasonable charges paid by me, William Parmer YERBURY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51595 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 3 1729 Article Description: Estate of Capt. James TUTHILL Article Text: All persons who are indebted to the estate of Capt. James TUTHILL, of the City of Philadelphia, deceas'd are hereby required forthwith to pay unto Joseph HARWOOD of the said city, Executor of the respective debts due to the said estate, or else expect further trouble by me, Joseph HARWOOD. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51585 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: February 7 1727 Article Description: Estate of Thomas PETERS. Article Text: Whosoever has any demands against the estate of Thomas PETERS, deceas'd, are desired to bring in their accounts to Rice PETERS of Abingtown, or to Thomas PETERS of the City of Philadelphia, Executors, in order to a settlement. And those who owe to the said estate are required to pay what is due, or they must expect further trouble. There is also to be sold, a house, orchard, and two other lots adjoyinging, about a mile from Philadelphia, in the Rode to the Upper Ferry. Those that are inclined to buy, may treat with the said Rice PETERS of Abington of the City aforesaid. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Chester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1946 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51571 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: March 7 1727 Article Description: Two Servant Men, John MacNayle and Arthur Mulholland, Run Away From Their Masters. Article Text: Run away on Sunday the fifth of March, from Richard Barry and Nathaniel Gubb, of Willistown in Chester County, two servant men, one named John MacNayle, aged about 20 years, of a middle stature, short black hair, he has on a good felt hat, a gray kearsey jacket, an old pair of leather breeches, with linnen liggins upon his stockings. The other named Arthur Mulholland, younger than the first, of a brown complection, with long hair of a brown colour, having on a dark cinnamon colour'd suit of cloaths. Whoever takes up the said servants, so that their said masters may have them again, shall have five pounds reward and reasonable charges paid, by me Richard Barry. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51570 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: March 16 1727 Article Description: Estate of Toby LEECH Article Text: All persons indebted to the estate of Toby LEECH, deceased, or have any demands thereon, re hereby desired to apply themselves forthwith to the Executors, Thomas LEECH in Philadelphia, or Isaac LEECH, at the late dwelling house of the said Toby LEECH, in order to pay their debts, or receive their due. And if any person neglects or does not come in and pay the same by the 16th day of May next, they may expect further trouble. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51563 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: March 30 1727 Article Description: Estate of William BOWEL Article Text: All persons that are indebted to the estate of William BOWEL, deceased, or have any demands thereon, are desired forthwith to bring in their accounts to Elizabeth BOWEL in Philadelphia, widdow of the said deceased, in order to have them adjusted. There is to be sold by the said widdow the following things, viz. one servant man's time, one negroe woman, four horses, one cart and gears, saddles and bridles, a tallow chandlers work-house and utensils, soap and rendered tallow, a water lot and it's improvements, a lot in Mulbery-Street (commonly called Areh-Street.) Also a parcel of salt. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51556 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 18 1726 Article Description: Servant Thomas TOMLINSON Runs Away from John Sewers of Philadelphia. Article Text: Run away the 11th of this instant August, from John SEWERS of Philadelphia, a servant man named Thomas TOMLINSON. He's a East-India Indian, about two or three and twenty years of age, of a middle stature, no hair, he had on a blue and white striped jacket and breeches, a light coloured coat, good shoes and stockings, a new hat, he talked very good English. Whoever takes the said servant, and brings him to his said master John SEWERS shall have 3 pounds rewarded. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51555 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Boston Gazette Article Date: August 11 1729 Article Description: Laws Passed Imposing Duty on Imported Aliens. Article Text: Philadelphia, July 31. Our Assembly have pass'd a law to lay a duty of 40 s per head on all aliens that shall be imported into this Province, and 20 s. per head upon all Irish servants that shall be so imported. About 10 days ago a ship arrived here from Ireland with 200 servants, and to avoid paying the said duty they are put on shore at Burlington & Trent Town in New-Jersey. There is now four vessels more arrived here from Ireland with passengers, and yesterday one of the passengers gave information that on board the sloop Charming Sally from Dublin there was a quantity of counterfeit New Jersey bills which were found in the chest of one EANON, a passenger who died at sea as they were coming over. Whereupon the Mayor and Magistrates of this city immediately gave the sheriff orders to make inquiry into this affair & who upon search found in the chest of said EANON about 118 counterfeit eighteen penny Jersey bills, not signed (They are of the new bills that be now current)! and are in the hands of Thomas LAWRENCE, Esq., Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. Its supposed there is a greater quantity of these bills gone to Burlington in the ship Woodside Gally, board which ship he had taken his passage and shipt a quantity of his goods, but was left behind himself. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Chester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1946 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51554 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 18 1726 Article Description: Servant William COOPER Runs Away From Frederick ENGLE Article Text: Run away the 13th of this instant August, from Frederick ENGLE of Chester County, a servant man named WIlliam COOPER, of a short stature, short curl'd hair, he is much pock-fretten, he has on a dark coloured fashionable coat and jacket, with plush breeches, green yarn stockings and wooden heel'd shoes. He is a shoemaker by trade, & has took with him a bay mare with a blaze down her face. Whoever takes up said servant and brings him to Owen OWEN, Esq., High Sheriff of Philadelphia, or to his Master in Chester, shall have five pounds reward and reasonable charges. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51553 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 18 1726 Article Description: Servant James RILEY Runs Away From His Master, Thomas ASHTON. Article Text: Run away the 2d of this instant from Thomas ASHTON, of the City of Philadelphia, Ship-Wright, a servant man named James RILEY, about 25 years of age, of a middle stature, fresh colour'd and pock-fretten. He has no hair on his head, but wears a white cap. He took with him a cinnamon coloured duroy coat, and a pair of new shoes. Whoever secures the said servant so his said master shall have twenty shillings reward and reasonable charges. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51543 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: October 13 1726 Article Description: Death of Mrs. Joanna MARKHAM Article Text: New York, October 10. Tuesday last died here Mr. Joanna MARKHAM, the widdow of Capt. William MARKHAM, he was formerly Lieut. Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51514 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: October 13 1726 Article Description: Servant John SPRING Runs Away from John SHERBURN. Article Text: Run away on the 3d of September last, from John SHERBURN, Joyner, of the City of Philadelphia, a servant and an apprentice, the man named John SPRING, of a middle stature, aged about 25 or 26 years, a Joyner. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51508 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: December 1 1726 Article Description: Servant James CROUDERS Runs Away From Charles READ Article Text: Run away from Charles READ, the 19th of November last, an Irish servant man, belonging to the iron-works, named James CROUDERS, of a middle stature, about 22 years of age, long dark brown hair curling on his shoulderes, of a pale sickly complexion and ____ leggs, he wore with him an old felt hat, a dark colour'd kersey pea-jacket, with a striped flannel under vest, a new ozenbrig shirt, an old pair of dark colour'd drugget breeches, a new pair of yarn stockings, and a new pair of shoes. Whosoever takes him up and brings him to the said Charles READ or to Robert ELLIS of Philadelphia, shall be well rewarded. And all persons are forbid to entertain him at their peril. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51496 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: September 21 1727 Article Description: Estate of Robert FLETCHER Article Text: All person indebted to the estate of Robert FLETCHER, deceased, are desired to come and settle with his said widdow, or his son Thomas FLETCHER, before the 16th of November next, or they may expect further trouble. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51494 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: September 21 1727 Article Description: Estate of Nicholas GATAU Article Text: All persons who are indebted to the estate of Nicholas GATAU (commonly called the French cook), deceas'd, are forthwith desired to come and pay the same to his widdow the executrix to the said Nicholas GATAU, or else they may expect further trouble. And all persons who have any claims on the said estate are desired to bring in their accompts, and receive their just demands. There is also to be let by said widdow, a good house, kitchin, with about eleven acres of good land most of it has English grass and been mowed, about a mile from the City of Philadelphia. There is also to be sold a good cart and two horses, with the gears thereunto belonging, also a negroe man to be hired out by the year. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51475 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 12 1726 Article Description: Four Servant Men Desert From the Ship Betty, Samuel MANTHORPE, Master. Article Text: Deserted from the Ship Betty, Samuel MANTHORPE Master, at Philadelphia, the following persons. May the 3d Edward WILLSON a slender man, aged about 20 years, with his own curled dark brown hair, of a fresh complection. Robert COLLET, middle stature man, with his own dark brown hair, very much pock fretten, and aged about 20 years. May the 10th, James TWHAITS, a boy about 15 years of age, with his own light coloured _____ hair, of a pale complection, small and slender in stature. They have all sailors habit. Whoever takes up and secures them so that they may be had again, shall have 40 shillings as a reward for each, and reasonable charges. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51474 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 12 1726 Article Description: Estate of Abraham BICKLEY Article Text: All persons indebted to the estate of Abraham BICKLEY, late of Burlington, deceased, are desired forthwith to come and pay the same, and whoever have any demands on the said estate, are also desired to come and settle the same, with the Executors, William HUDSON, George FISHWATER, James STELL, all of Philadelphia, and Samuel BICKLEY of Burlington, son of the said Abraham, in order that they may be paid. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51473 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 26 1726 Article Description: Two Servant Lads, Richard TICKUM and Evan EDWARDS, Run Away From Their Masters. Article Text: Run away from their Masters two servant lads, viz. one on the 19th of May, from Joseph BUCKLY of Philadelphia, Merchant, named Richard TICKUM, born in Malbrough in Wiltshire, about 18 or 20 years of age, by trade a Baker, he has dark coloured short hair, a pea jacket, an ozenbrig shirt, jacket and breeches, a dark grey pair of stockings, a pair of wooden heel'd shoes, and a fine hat much torn in the brim. The other run away at the same time, from Benjamin RHODES, Brick-layer. He is about 17 or 18 years of age, named Even EDWARDS, a saddle-tree maker by trade, pretty tall and full fac'd, with short black hair, he had on an old felt hat, a brown drugget coat, no jacket, a pair of old leather breeches, and a pair of light grey worsted stockings. Whoever takes up said run away or either of them, so that they may be had again, shall have forty shillings as a reward for each, and reasonable charges. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51470 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 26 1726 Article Description: Two Sailors, John HALL and Archiba HALL, Desert from the Ship Betty. Article Text: Two sailors deserted from the ship, Betty, Timothy WILLIAMSON, on Monday the 16th at 6 in the evening, both Scotch men, the one named John HALL, a short black man, his own black short hair, wearing a light coloured pea jacket, a pair of large silver buckles on his shoes. The other named Archiba HALL, his own brown hair, a think complection, and pitted with the small pox, he has on a dark pea jacket, both aged about 28 years. Whoever takes up and secures them so that they may be had again, shall have 40 shillings as a reward for each, and reasonable charges. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51468 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 26 1726 Article Description: Medicines For Sale by Patrick BAIRD, Surgeon. Article Text: At the corner shop, over against Nicholas SCULL's, at the George Inn in the Second Street, Philadelphia, are to be sold all sorts of useful medecines and druggs, where also masters of trading vessels may be furnish'd with boxes of medecines, fitted for their respective voyages, with ample directions for their use, at reasonable rates by Patrick BAIRD, Surgeon. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com