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=51297 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 9 1728 Article Description: John ROGERS Absconds With Negro Belonging to Solomon GOARD. Article Text: John ROGERS late of the City of Philadelphia, Potter, having absconded some time in December last, and took with him a likely young negroe lad about 18 years of age, named Limos, he is of a yellowish complexion, and a Malagascow negroe, he had on an ozenbrig shirt and frock, a frize jacket and breeches without lining with brass buttons. These are to forwarn all persons from buying the abovd said negroe, he belonging to Solomon GOARD of Philadelphia, and whoever will take up said negroe and secure him and give notice thereof to Andrew BRADFORD in Philadelphia, or William PARKS in Maryland, shall have three pounds 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=51295 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: May 16 1728 Article Description: Land For Sale by Edward PLEADWELL. Article Text: To be sold by Edward PLEADWELL of the City of Philadelphia, a tract of land, about 8 miles from the town of Salem, in the Province of West-Jersey, containing 200 acres, well timbred, and within three miles and a half off a navigable landing. Likewise 370 acres of land in Chester County in the Province of Pennsylvania, about 10 miles from Philadelphia. Any person desirous to purchase either of said tracts may treat with the said PLEADWELL at his house, in the Front-Street, near the Sign of the Pewter Platter. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=51271 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 27 1724 Article Description: Advertisement: Shop and House of the Late Joseph OADE Offered For Sale. Article Text: A well accoustomed shop, and convenient tenement, being the late dwelling house of Joseph OADE, deceased,in the Second Street, near the Market Place in Philadelphia, to be lett together with a still-house, a soap house well fixed, with stills, worms, furnaces, and other utensils and materials, necessary for the carring on the soap boyling and distilling business, also an engine for cutting of tobacco, with all things necessary for that work, which moveables together, with a good quantity of tobacco, and divers sorts of goods are to be sold very cheap. For further information enquire at the aforesaid house. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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 > Schuylkill http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1707 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51269 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 27 1724 Article Description: Servant Named Francis TURNER Runs Away from John CASSELL. Article Text: Run away the 26th of August, from John CASSELL, upon Schuylkil, a servant man named Francis TURNER, by trade a carpenter, and sawyer, he's aged about 21 years, of a swarthy complexion, short brown hair, being bald on the crown, he having on a pea jacket, and kersey breeches, with a large check in his shirt. Whoever takes up the said servant, and secures him, and give notice thereof to John CASSELL aforesaid, or to Arnold CASSELL in Philadelphia, shall have 20 shillings as a reward, and reasonable charges, paid by either of them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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 > Adams http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1748 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51169 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Boston News-Letter Article Date: February 11 1711 Article Description: Child of John ANDREWS Lost in Snow Overnight. Article Text: Fairfield, January 31. An uncommon providence fell out here the 18th currant. A child of 4 years and 5 months old, the Sun about two hours high, wandered away into the woods, being the son of John ANDREWS, who after searching the wells, and suspected places over night, and in the night (which was extreme cold) was next morning about ten a clock found 4 miles up in the woods,kneeling upon his knees and elbows, and his forehead upon the snow. He was alive, and only his feet froze. 'Tis hop'd he will be saved without being a cripple. 'Tis thought he travelled all night. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=51159 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: November 17 1720 Article Description: John CORBETT, Servant, Runs Away from Alexander FALCONNER. Article Text: Run away from Alexander FALCONNER of the Freshet of Petuxon, a servant man named John CORBETT, aged about 23 years, middle stature, very pert and talkative, freckled with the small pox, little or no hair, a callicoe cap, a pretty good hat with a drugget coat and vest near cinnamon coloured, with a pair of leather breeches, buttons of the same with a worm wrought along the button-holes, dark coloured yarn stockings, wooded heel'd shoes with round toes, a good holland shirt, a silk handkercheif about his neck, having when he went away, a stone ring on. Whosoever takes up the said servant and sends him to his said master, or to Clement PLUMSTEAD in Philadelphia, shall have fourty shillings for a 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=51106 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: December 13 1720 Article Description: Hugh WILCOX, Runaway. Article Text: Run away from Frankford, the 12th of this month, Hugh WILCOX, aged 30 years, about 5 feet 7 inches high, had on then a gray coat and jacket, with horn buttons, took with him also a gray drugget coat, lined and trimmed with black, and is supposed to have stolen and carried with him a black horse, with a star in his forehead, the off hind foot white, and a cross on the off shoulder. There are with him a woman, called Grace MAC-WARD, and a little girl about 2 months old. The woman passes for his wife, she has the Irish brogue on her tongue, of middle stature and black complexion. Whoever secures him, and gives notice to the printer of Joseph HAWLEY of Frankford, shall have forty shillings reward. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=51097 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: January 24 1721 Article Description: She-Bear Runs Away From Thomas SHUTE. Article Text: Run away from her master, Thomas SHUTE, of the Northern Liberries of the City of Philadelphia, a she bear, aged about six months, an Indian born,but understands English a little, of a grim aspect and ill-humoured. She is one of few words, but very quarrelsome, having on a fear-nothing coat, her neck wore with a collar, and the inner side of her fore paws wore with leaping over her chain. Whoever takes up the said bear, and brings her unhurt to her said master, shall have 10 s. reward. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=51094 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Boston Gazette Article Date: February 27 1724 Article Description: Merchants Agree to Receive Lyon Dollars Article Text: Philadelphia, January 31, 1721 We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do, for the encouragement of trade and commerce, promise to receive in payments for all goods, sold after the date hereof, dollars, called Lyon Dollars, at the rate of five shillings, the English crown at seven shillings and six pence, the half crown at three shillings and nine pence, the English shilling at eighteen pence and th English six-pence at nine-pence, Proclamation money. John CADWALADER Richard CLYMAR Henry HODGE John HYATT Edward ROBERTS Thomas TRESSE Andrew Bradford Oliver GALLTERY John COPSON William BOWELL Robert ELLIS George CALVERT Charles READ John BROOKS David BRIENTNALL Benjamin PASCHAL ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=51079 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: April 18 1723 Article Description: Two Slaves Runaway From Sir William Keith's Plantation. Article Text: Run away the 13th of this instant from Fountain Low, Sir William KEITH's plantation in Philadelphia County, in the Province of Pennsylvania, two negro slaves, the one a squat fellow, he has the scar of a bullet in his left cheek, and is pretty much marked with the small pox. The other of middle stature has sharp shins with bumps upon them. They are both cloathed in new double breasted jackets, white stockings, new shoes, and new hats. They took with them a gun and a fowling piece, two white horses with sadles and furniture. Whoever shall sieze and secure the said two negroes for the master Sir William KEITH Bart. shall be very well rewarded and all charges allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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 > Bucks http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1749 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51070 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 18 1723 Article Description: John AMYER and John CLIFF, Two Servants, Run Away from Their Master, Nathan WATSON of Bristol. Article Text: Run away the 15th of this instant July, from Nathan WATSON of the Burrough of Bristol in the County of Bucks, two servant men, the one named John AMYER, aged about 22 years, he is a West Country man, of middle stature and goes stopping, he is a sickly look'd fellow, short brown hair, and an old felt hat,he hath on a saylors jacket, light grey yearn stockings and round to'd shoes. The other named John CLIFF, aged about 19 or 20 years, a thickset strong fellow of a swarthy complexion, sower look'd, when he went away he had on only his shirt and breeches, an old felt hat, and a pair of round to'd shoes. Whoever takes up the said servants or either of them shall have a pistole reward for each besides 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 > Montgomery http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1717 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51015 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: October 6 1720 Article Description: John COWLEY, English Servant Boy, Runs Away from Edward FARMER of Whitemarsh. Article Text: Run away from Edward FARMER of Whitemarsh, an English servant boy named John COWLEY, aged about seventeen years, very short of stature, fair hair, fresh complexion, a course dark collured cloath coat and jackett, the coat has large brass buttons, the jackett lined with yellow half thicks. Leather britches and good shoos and stockings, a black felt hatt. Whoever shall take him u shall have 20s. as a reward. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=51013 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 2 1724 Article Description: Robert ELLIS, A Welsh Servant Man Runs Away From John CRATHO. Article Text: Run away the 5th of this instant June, from John CRATHO of the County of Philadelphia, a Welsh servant man named Robert ELLIS, aged about 21 years, middle stature, pale faced, dark straite hair. All the cloaths he has on is Ozenbrigs shirt and breeches. He made his escape from the constable about Ancokers and calls himself John DEXTER. Whosoever shall take up and secures him so that his said master may have him shall have five pounds reward and all 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=50986 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 2 1724 Article Description: John THOMAS, Servant Man, Runs Away From David MARPOLE. Article Text: Run away from David MARPOLE, of Abingron Township in the County of Philadelphia, the 14th of last June, a servant man named John THOMAS, a short thick well set fellow, black curled hair, about 23 years of age, he has on a course gray Kersey jacket with brass buttons, a hat without a lining, lether breeches, and gray worsted stockings. Whosoever shall take up the said servant and secure him, or bring him to his said master, or the Sheriff of Philadelphia, shall have 30 shillings as a 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=50980 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 16 1724 Article Description: Dyed Here Capt. John ANNIS, Commander of the London Hope. Article Text: On the 14th instant, dyed here Capt. John ANNIS, Commander of the London Hope, after an illness of 5 or 6 days; he was taken with a violent feavor (of which distemper his two sons and 3 of his men lyeth very ill of now). He was a man that boar a canded charecter and had always vast success in all his under takings, he was an old commander out of this place yet never was taken or cast away since he used this trade. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=50978 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 30 1724 Article Description: Richard BRUSTALL, Robert CLARK, and Benjamin HERRING Have Runaway From Service on the Ship London Hope. Article Text: Whereas Richard BRUSTALL, a short thick sett man, having a bluber lip with a rume or watter continually running from his mouth, had very bad teeth, drest in a short pea jacket and no hair. Robert CLARK, of a midle stature, having black hair somewhat waiving, aged between 40 and 50 years, goes in a short pea jacket. Benjamin HERRING, a little man with white eyebrows, short curled hair of a light sandy couler, aged about 20 years, being all covenanted servants to John ANNIS, Commander of the ship called the London Hope (now lying at Jonathan DICKINSONS Wharfe) have absented themselves and run away from the said John ANNIS's service, and whereas the said John ANNIS's Executors is accountable at the ships return to England for the said servants, these are herefore to desire all persons, as well as masters of ships and other vesels, not to imploy or entertain the aforesaid persons, or either of them, but to apprehend, take up, and secure the said persons, or either of them, and! at a reward for so doing, William and Thomas ANNIS doth hereby promise to pay, for each person secured, the sum of 20 shillings, 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 > Chester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1946 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=50977 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 5 1724 Article Description: Servant Named Peter DUNGANON, Runaway From William LEVIS. Article Text: Run away the 27th of July last, from William LEVIS of K____, in the County of Chester, a sarvant man nam'd Peter DUNGANON,he is of a middle stature, and of a pale complection, and yellowish streight hair, having on a felt hat, and a linnen jacket, a pair of old leather breeches, he took away with him three shirts, and two pair of light colour'd stokings, and a pair of shoes. He's a Moscovite, and speaks broken English. Whosoever will take up the said servant, and brings him to his said master, or Samuel LEVIS of Springfield, shall have twenty shillings as a reward and reasonable charges, paid by me William LEVIS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

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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=50970 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 5 1724 Article Description: Advertisement: Theophilus SPURRER, Baker. Article Text: These are to give notice to all persons that have any bolting, or baking work to be done, that Theophilus SPURRER, Baker, living in Chestnut Street, will do it very well at the following prices. That is, bolting at two pence half penny per bushel, baking fine bisket at two shillings and six pence per hundred, midling an brown at two shillings. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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=50969 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: April 18 1723 Article Description: George SHEED, Perywigg-Maker Offers Money for Light and Gray Hair. Article Text: Ready money, and a good price for all sorts of light and gray hair, by George SHEED, Perywigg-Maker in the Front Street, next door to the Vintners Arms, in Philadelphia. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com