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=54639 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 11 1737 Article Description: Two Servants Named Edward HAMBLETON and Faril CROSBE Run Away From Their Masters, Thomas MAYBERY and John LEACOCK. Article Text: Ran-away on the 1st of August, from Thomas MAYBERY of Pool Forge, an Irish servant man named Edward HAMBLETON, aged about 26 years, speaks good English, a tall slender fellow, forward in talking and swearing, has a long neck, black hair of a middling length, long visage, large eyes, a wide mouth, teeth larger than common, his apparel uncertain, because he stole some linen and a new pair of shoes. With him went another Irish servant man named Faril CROSBE, belonging to John LEACOCK, he is a thick short fellow, speaks bad English, blober lipt, hollow ey'd, and of a grim countenance, has short round teeth, a dent in the middle of his upper lip, the mark of a kick by a horse on one leg, wears his shoes crooked or without heels, has lately cut off his hair, his apparel uncertain, he also stole two garlick shirts, one double brown holland cap scollop'd, and a new pair of oznabrigs trowsers. They were both of them catch'd and brought home but a week before. Whoever takes them and brings them to their Masters, or either of them, shall have forty shillings for each, or either, and reasonable charges, if taken in Pennsylvania; and fifty shillings each, and reasonable charges, if taken in any other Province, paid by the above, Maybery and Leacock. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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