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‘At the Sign of the Highland Man’
An Attempt by a Man to Find His Servant Brother or Son
© 2017 James LaFond
OCT/24/17
December 28, 1769
The Pennsylvania Gazette
WHEREAS there came into this province, last summer was a year, from Cork, in Ireland, a certain Patrick Callaghan, it is supposed indented for 4 years, with one James Kenny, blacksmith, in Salisbury township, Lancaster county;
he is about 18 or 19 years of age, pock marked, about 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, by trade a weaver;
the subscriber would be very glad if he would send a letter, directed to James Huston, at the Sign of the Highland Man, and Bear, in Second street, Philadelphia, between Market and Chestnut streets, for DANIEL CALLAGHAN.
Notes
It is notable that Daniel Callaghan and his male relative, brother, cousin or son, are both literate, speaking of hard times in Ireland among the literate. This also provided evidence that Patrick was sold at 14 or 15 and had been working for some time before that, possibly as a servant or apprentice weaver.
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