The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-06-15 00:00:00, page 6

RAN away, on Thursday night last from the subscriber,
an English servant man named JOHN BADGER,
aged about nineteen years, five feet three or four inches high,
of a ruddy complexion, his eyes grey, his face a little pock,
marked, and his hair of a brown colour, curled behind,
and turned up before. He had on a lightifh coloured short
cloth coat and waistcoat with white metal buttons, buckskin
breeches, blue and white worried flockings, a pair of new
shoes, a white shirt, an English cocked hat with final! gold
twill round the crown, and pinchbeck shoe and knee buckles.
It is probable that he will change his dref, having carried
away with him a claret coloured fuperfine cloth coat and
waistcoat, a whitish coloured cloth coat and waistcoat, and
dark coloured ditto, several white shirts, a pair of English
boots almost new, a pair of speckled silk dockings with linen
soles to the feet, two pair of white thread ditto, a pair of
black worsted ditto, a blue and white silk waistcoat, and a
red and white old linen ditto. It is thought he intends to
inlill himlelf either in the army or on board some of the drips
or gondolas. Whoever takes up the said servant, and secures
him so that his matter may get him again, shall have a
reward of THREE POUNDS, and if brought home rba
fonable charges.
Philad. June 8, 1775. BENJAMIN CHEW.
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Blockley township, Philadelphia county, June 11, 1776.
EI GH T'D 0 L LAR S Reward,
RAN away from the subscriber, about three week ago,
an Irish servant lad, who has about four years to serve,
named JOHN RYAN, about seventeen years of age, five
feet fix or seven inches high, well set, fair complexion, down
lock, light grey eyes, long visage ; had on old ffioes, grey
Ribbed worsted flockings, old cotton velvet breeches of a inuff
colour, coarse tow tioafers, tow shirt, a kerfey cloth jacket,
lined with flannel, half worn, and an old hat; is apt to get
drunk and lie ; was enlifled a few weeks ago, in Col. Shee's
battalion, but is fafpeded now to be got on board of one of
the armed vessels in the river, or is lurking somewhere about
the city. Any perfen that will take up said servant and fc
cure him, so that his master may have him again, ffiall re
ceive the above reward. * CALEB PARRY.
Philad. May 25; 1776.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED, from Capt. William Shippin's company
of marines, belonging to the brig Hancock, lying at
Bright's wharf, Philadelphia, a certain JOSEPH BAM
FORD, about thirty years of age, five feet seven or eight
inches high. He had on, when he went away, an old blue
coattee, a check shirt, old leather breeches, an old felt hat,
is remarkably near sighted, and has formerly been a fifherman.
Whoever apprehends the said deserter shall have the above
reward. * WILLIAM SHIPPIN.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
DESERTED from the Provincial armed galley Congreri,
DAVID DENTON, about twenty years of age, five
feet five inches high, wears his own loose black hair, swarthy
complexion, inlifted by the subscriber at Cohanzie bridge,
and thought to be born in New-Jersey. Had cn, whbn he went
away; a brown long skirted jacket, a pair of brown cloth
trousers, and round greasy har. Whoever apprehends and
delivers said deserter on board any of the Provincial gallies
in the river Delaware, or the workhouse or jail in Philadel
phia, shall have the above reward.
JOHN HAMILTON, Captain.
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DESERTED on the 23d of May last, from on board the
Provincial armed galley Warren, Captain Houston,
four men, viz. JONATHAN RICHARDS, a landsman,
JOHN CRAIG, a seaman, each about rive feet five inches
high ; JAMES FURMAN, about five feet nine inches high,
and WILLIAM SMITH, both landsmen. Whoever takes
up and secures any of them, so that they may be brought to
the said boat, shall have FOUR DOLLARS for each.
June n. THOMAS HOUSTON.
FIVE DOLLARS Reward.
STRAYED or STOLEN, about two or three days ago,
from Mr. Francis Lee's pasture upon Schuylkill, between
the Middle and Lower Ferries, a small SORREL HORSE
about thirteen hands and a half high, has a blaze in his fore
head, his two hind feet white, and a black mane not trim
med. Whoever delivers him to Mr. Lee, at the Indian-
Queen in Fourth -street, fhalLhave the above reward. *
RAN away from the Bulldog armed boat, Alexander
Henderson, Esq; commander, two men, viz. WILLIAM
OGAN, about live feet four inches high, broad set, short
black hair, generally wears an old white coat and brown
jacket, with canvas trousers, is by trade a blacksmith, and a
native of Ireland.
HENRY MARSHALL, a flout well built man, about
five feet eight inches high, and short brown hair. He had
on, when he went away, a coarse blue jacket, ragged white
breeches, by trade a house carpenter, and a native of Eno.
land. Whoever takes up and secures them so that they may
be brought to the said boat, shall have FOUR DOLLARS
reward for each man. ALEX. HENDERSON.
Philadelphia, June 4, 1776.
THREE POUNDS Reward.
STOLEN or strayed, out of the subscriber's lot the up
per end of Market-street, on Eriday the 31st of May
last, the three following HORDES, viz. a light brown horse,
eight years old, about fourteen hands high, wita both ears
cropped, a bright liar in his forehead, and shod all round, a
few white hairs on his back, occasioned by the saddle, a
short tail ;he paces and trots. The other a bright bav horse,
about fourteen hands and a half high, with a large blaze down
his face, three white feet, a twitch tail, shod all round, paces
and trots, and about five years old. Also a dark bay horse,
about fourteen hands and a half high, fix years old, has a
riar in his forehead, and trots, with a small fore place about
the bigness of a dollar on the hind part of his back ; and,
when taken away, was a little lame.
Whoever takes up the said horses, and brings them to the
subscriber in Market-street, shall have the above reward, or
in proportion for any of them.
RICHARD YORKE, Post Rider.
WAS found on a beech this fide of the New Ford, a
small YOUGHALL belonging to some vessel; her
Hern sheets blue paint, and a red Rin her stern. Whoever
proves property, and pays charges, may have her again by
applying to Samuel Nichols, at Jesse Williamson's at the
Northern Liberty ferry.
WANTS a place, as WET NURSE, a young woman
with a good breari of milk. Inquire of the printer.