Re: JOHN THOMPSON, PETER ROBERTSON, 1732-33 - Gail Moore
Subject: Re: JOHN THOMPSON, PETER ROBERTSON, 1732-33
From: Gail Moore
Date: April 29, 2000

What is pockfretten??
-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Russo 
To: [email protected] 
Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:19 PM
Subject: JOHN THOMPSON, PETER ROBERTSON, 1732-33


From the SC Gazette, January 6, 1732-33:
>
>"RUN AWAY from Mr. JOHN THOMPSON, Jun. a white servant man, named PETER
>ROBERTSON, on Decemb. 5 past, he's a short fellow, with short brown
>hair, somewhat pockfretten:  He had on when he went away, a narrow
>brim'd hat, a light colour'd pea jacket of kersey cloth, a pair of
>ozenbrig trowsers, and a pair of white negro cloth Breeches, he's bandy
>leg'd, and commonly walketh stooping, and pretendeth to be somewhat of a
>cooper.  Whoever secureth the said servant, so as he be had again, shall
>receive 10 L reward from his Master.  JOHN THOMPSON, jun."
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