| Show ROBBED BEN FRANKLIN hia description of the stolen garments and alie ulan who took them the following advertisement is taken from tho pennsylvania gazette no wherein the reader of feb 22 1738 haq informed that the gazette contained the freshest advises advices ad vices foreign and dome stick printed by B franklin post master at the news printing offices near the market price a year where advertisements are taken in and book binding is done reasonably in the best manner STOLEN on the loth instant by one william lloyd out of the house of benj franklin an half worn Saga theo coat lind with silk four fino homespun shirts a fine holland bairt ruffled at the hands and bosom a pair of black broadcloth breeches new seated and lined with leather two pair of good worsted stockings one of a dark color handkerchief marked with on P in red silk a new pair of calf abkin a boyn auw hal and sundry other things N B the said lloyd ap pp ids to understand latin and greek and been a schoolmaster he is an irishman years of age tall and elim had on a co lourd great coat red jacket a pair of black silk breeches an old felt hat too little for him and sewed on the eide of the crown with white thread and an old dark co lourd wig but may perhaps wear some of the stolen cl oathes above mentioned whoever the said thief so that he may be brought to justice shall lave thirty shillings reward and reasonable charges paid by B |
