The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-17
ONE OF BEN FRANKLIN's PAPERS
An Ancient Copy of the Pennsylvania
Gazette and What it Contains.

ONE OF BEN FRANKLIN's PAPERS.
An Ancient Copy of the Pennsylvania
Gazette and What it Contains.
On a recent visit to Macon the proprietor
of the MORNING NEWS came across an his
torcal curiosity. which he had the good
fortune to secure. 1t is No. $50 Of the
! Pennsylvania Gazette, dated Feb. Z,
/ 1739I40, "Philadelphia: Printed by B.
Franklin, Postmaster, at the New Printing
Office near the Market. Price los. year.
The ancient document has been put in a
reversible frame, showing both sides of the
little sheet, which is yellow with age, and
some few words Of which are almost oblit-
Grated by time and a careless country editor
who left the mark Of an overturned Ink
bottle on the Gazette. 1t is probably the
only copy, or one Of but few, of that date
extant
The paper is four-page sheet, with two
columns TO a page, the columns being 81
inches wide and 8 inches long, and contain
only sixty-eight lines each. The
entire paper is only OKLA inches, and con-
tains less matter than three columns of the
MORNING NEWS The coat of arms Of
Great Britain is at the head Of the first
page and underneath is the following line
Containing the Freshest Advices, Foreign and
Domestick.
The printed matter is we'll larded with
italics, capital letters, and the old-fash-
toned letters f. The first page and half Of
the second is given up TO Neldt Marshal
Count Mumch's description Of a famous
battle near Choczim, where the Russians
defeated the Ottoman army of $4,000
Turks, 20,000 Janssaries and 40, 900 Tartars.
The rest of the page is devoted 10 a poem
laudng the Methodists and the adver
tisement of new book soon
to be published. Ben Franklin
believed in advertising himself, and he took
up column and a half of the third page,
advertising all the Books Sold by b.
Franklin, and the stationery and notions
he kept for sale. The rest of the third and
the entire fourth page are devoted TO ad-
vertisenents, some of which are uniquely
historical. and are herewith suhjoined:
Run away last night from their Masters, the
three following Irish servants, viz:
From George Rice Jones of this city, Butcher,
one named Terrence Toole, a Butcher by Trade,
a short, thick set fellow, of a brown com
plexon; Had on when ne went away red
great Coat brown jacket, a pair of leather
Brooches, with brass Buttons, and Strings at
the Knees good grey yarn Stockings, one
speckled Shirt, thick blue grey jacket, good
Shoes and a good Hat with Spots of Paint
three words follow which cannot be deci-
pheradl, a worsted Cap, and red Silk Hand
Rerchef.
From Samuel Hastings of this City Ship
wright, one named Thomas Wldeer, Of middle
stature, red Complexion, down look, about 25
Years of Age: Had on when he went away
great Coat of an ordinary dark brown Ratteen.
with the Cuff of the right sleeve of, green Grog
ram Vest patchd under one arm, and bound
down the Button holes with green Bays, an
under jacket of green Bays with two Rows of
Button holes. black MOhair Buttons and
lining, a new oZenbrigs Shirt, red Pluss
Breecnes. the Brooches good but the PIuss ordi-
nary, a new silE Handkerchief, an old Beaver
Hat light gray yarn stockings, new shoes, and
wears a Wig.
From Thomas Sugar Of this City. Carpenter
one named Michael Berry, by trade a Carpen-
ter. a Msty well-set fellow, full fac'd, no hair
but wears a white cap or Wig: Had on when he
went away full trimmd blue cloth Cost,
short homespun linsey wOOllsey Waistcoat,
one Garix and one OZeEbrigs shirt, leather
Breeches half worn light grey yarn stockings.
old Shoes with steel Buckles in them, and a
good fine Hat. ami took with MIN now Hand
saw Of Whites, stamped on the Handle in sew
eral Places with T. s.
Whoever takes up and secures the said Ser
wants so thlt Masters may have them again
shall have Six Pounds Reward, or Forty Shi-
lings for each, and reasonable charges paid by
GEORGE RICE JONES.
SAMUEL HASTINGS.
THOMAS SUGAR.
PdtIdd. FEB. 4 1879, 40.
n. B.-They are all supposed to be gone to-
gether, aud perhaps may exchange apparel.
1t appears that Sugar was the worst one
of the lot, and while sugar and berries
usually g together, Berry not only ran
away from Sugar, but, according to the
description did not wear his breaches la
mode, and stole his "master'sn handsaw. 1t
would not be difficult 10 find such gro
tesquely dressed runaways nowadays.
A mulatto slave was worth a little more
to catch, for Valentine Robinson has the
following advertisement on the fourth page
of the paper:
Runaway on the 2lst inst. from Valentine
Robinson Of Brandewyne Hundred, New Castle
county, q Mulatto Girl named Rose Hugn,
aged about IS years, of middle Stature and
slender long visagd and well featurd, with
two or three of her fore upper Teeth out Had
on an ash-coloured hOmespun lnsey -wolsey
Petticoat, good Stockings and wooden heel'd
Shoes, Platt Bonnet lined with light rel silk,
good linen Shifts, Aprons and Handkerchiefs
Whoever takes up the said Mulatto and deliv-
ers her to owen owen, in Philadelphia. shall
have Twenty Shillings Reward and reasonable
Charges paid by VALENTINE ROBINSON.
JdHudTB9, 1879, 40.
The following advertisement shows that
the slave block was not a stranger to the
people Of the Quaker city in the last cen
tury
TO BE SOLD.
A likely young Negro Fellow, by Trade
BrcklaYer and Plaisterer, has had the Small
POx Enquire of the Printer hereof
ru-aV.