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=53842 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: January 13 1736 Article Description: Obituary of Charles READ. Article Text: On Thursday last died here, after a lingering illness, in the 51st year of his age, and on Saturday last was decently interr'd, the honourable Charles READ, Esq., of this place. He was heretofore several times elected Mayor, and Sheriff of this city, and one of the Representatives for the County, and 'till his decease he held the office of Judge of the Vice Admiralty, one of the Council, one of the Commissioners of the Loan Office, and several other posts of honour and profit, in this Province, and Collector of the Port of Burlington in New Jersey, always discharging his respective trusts to the general applause, and has left behind him the character of a sincere Christian, tender husband, indulgent father, kind Master, faithful friend, good neighbour and agreeable companion,and his death is much lamented. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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