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=53358 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Boston Gazette Article Date: October 18 1736 Article Description: Death of Capt. Nathan COWMAN. Article Text: Oct. 7. On Saturday last arrived here a sloop from Jamaica, which brings the melancholy news of the death of Capt. Nathan COWMAN of the ship Philadelphia, who in the harbour of Kingston, with his boatswain and several hands, was unhappily drowned, by reason of their long boat's oversetting as they were going on board the ship on the 5th of August past, but one person being sav'd that was on board the boat. Capt. COWMAN belong'd to, and left a family in this place, and had been arriv'd from hence but two days when this sorrowful accident hapned. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com