A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=50189 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Boston News-Letter Article Date: September 21 1713 Article Description: Miscellaneous News. Article Text: Philadelphia, September 11.--We have a very sickly town with fevers, agues &c. Several persons dead, of whom Mr. Joseph PIDGEON, Merchant. Mr. Thomas HARRIS, our former Post-Master, who dyed of old age, and Mr. Robert FRENCH of New-Castle. Arrived here are Capt. MASTERS from South-Carolina, and a sloop from Minehead with 30 passengers and servants. Outward bound are Capt. SMEARTON for Barbados and Leward Islands, Capt. SYMONS for Barbados, Capt. JAMES for Lisbon, READ for Surranam, JONES for Curacoa; JARVIES for Boston, BLAKE for Jamaica, and Capt. BARNS foy frigot for Virginia. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com