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=51873 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: April 7 1731 Article Description: Servant Named William LESTER Runs Away from John BAYLY. Article Text: Run away about the 15th of March 1730-31 from John BAYLY of the City of Philadelphia, Cordwainer, a servant man named William LESTER, a tall fellow, pale fac'd and pockfretten, his clothing was an oldish grey cloth coat and wast-coat, leather breeches, he had likewise a new brownish duroy coat, strip'd holland waste-coat and breeches, a black wooll wig, and a good brownish hair wig, a fine new hat and an old one, a pair of new calf-skin shoes and good worsted stockings besides others. It is supposed he has taken a woman with him whom he used to call his wife. Whosoever takes up said servant, or secures him so that his Master may have him again, shall have fifty shillings reward and reasonable charges, paid by John BAYLY. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com