Pennsylvania Passenger Lists in Newspapers 1719 - 1984

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One Cent !?: I hardly know what to say. I'm assuming, due to the illustration, the time period & the 'personally' insulting "Reward ," that young Billy here was likely a runaway slave. It would require a particularly retributive spirit to even entertain collecting, especially in Penna., where slavery wasn't lawful. Then there's the "Panic of 1837," among the symptoms of which, was the "hoarding of coinage" due to the banking industry's refusal to redeem paper currency, Even so, I'd toss Billy the coin & wish him well.; American Sentinel; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; June 23, 1837 - Page 3

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THE READING EAGLE. Saturday, Jan 18, 1902 Reading, PA Page: 6: Burials 1901; Reading Eagle; Reading, Pennsylvania; January 18, 1902 - Page 6

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"Mr. (Pascal) Luciani," Philadelphia Confectioner, Robbed..: Interesting vignette of antebellum, aberrant behavior. It seems, the "Apple Dumpling Gang" got away w/little more than a few cents & a 'tummy ache.' Criminal enterprise must have been in it's 'infancy.' This story, strangely, is coupled w/a report of the aftermath of a "gust of wind," experienced in New Orleans, where members of Pascal's extended fam would one day dwell. I believe we would refer to that "wind" today, as a "hurricane." Almost to the month, 171 years later, that "wind's" name was "Katrina!"; United States' Gazette for the Country; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August 13, 1834 - Page 2

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P. (Pascal/Pasqual) Luciani : Soldier; Showman; Confectioner; Apothecary(?) !: A true "entrepreneur," in many ways. A trusted officer in Napoleon's campaigns in the early 19th century; a fugitive of 'political retribution' therefrom; multifaceted, enterprising business operator & otherwise, all-round man of mystery, for all his ubiquitous presence. Apothecary !? Many engaged in the confection trade also dabbled in devising "cures" to various ailments. His wife, "Anna," to whom his business was transferred, references the cure of a "Dr. Wentling." Where have I heard that name before?; Poulson's American Daily Advertiser; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; May 26, 1825 - Page 3

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