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=52539 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: June 6 1734 Article Description: Servant Named Evan THOMAS Runs Away From His Master Thomas POTTS of Colebrook-Dale Iron-Works. Article Text: Run away the 6th of this inst. May, from Thomas POTTS of Colebrook-Dale Iron-Works, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, a servant man named Evan THOMAS, a Welch-man, aged about 22 years, of short stature, fresh complexion, round vissag'd, a chunky well set fellow, had on when he went away a brown kersey coat trimm'd with mohair buttons of the same colour, an old brown kearsey jacket with brass buttons, a homespun shirt, a pair of linnen drawers, a pair of yarn stockings, a pair of old shoes and a felt hat. Also a negro man named Jo CUNSY, about 20 years of age, of tall stature, had on an old beaver hat, a tickin cap, an orange colur'd cloth coat with brass buttons, a striped ticken jacket & breeches, an ozenbrigs shirt, a pair of gray worsted stockings and a pair of old shoes. He's Pennsylvania born and speaks good English. They took with them two horses, the one a sorrel with a flaxen mane, branded with an undistinguishable marki on the far buttock, the other supposed ! to be a bay horse, a pacer. Whoever takes up the said servant and negro, or either of them, and brings them or either of them to the said Thomas POTTS, or secures them so that they may be had again, shall have fifty shillings for each and all reasonable charges, paid by Thomas POTTS. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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