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The American Weekly Mercury
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Description: Servant Named John SPARKS Runs Away From His Master, Pat. CROUGH.

Date: April 21 1737

Newspaper published in: Philadelphia, PA

Ran away on the 6th of April inst. from the subscriber, a servant man named John SPARKS, by trade a Butcher, aged about 30 years, short and well set, dark hair and beard, is a West-Country man and talks that language, and has a way of shaking his head. he had on a dark gray kersey coat lined with a coarse plad, breeches of the same, and a pair of flannel stockings. He had 7 pounds in cash with him, on purpose to buy sheep for his said Master.

Whoever takes up the said servant and secures him,and sends his Master word, shall have forty shillings current money if taken in Maryland, and two pistoles if taken in any other Province, & all charges bore if sent home, paid by me Pat. CROUGH.

Annapolis, April 11. 1737.

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