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Pennsylvania Packet and the General Advertiser: September 6, 1772

Issue of the Pennsylvania Packet and the General Advertiser newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1772. This issue features a large advertisement offering a reward for the apprehension of Isaac Jacobs and Emanuel Lyon, Jewish peddlers accused of nefarious dealings. The advertisement includes woodcut illustrations of the peddlers and detailed descriptions of their activities. The newspaper's masthead includes an illustration of a sailing ship.

Associated People/Businesses

Pennsylvania Packet and the General Advertiser
JACOBS, ISAAC / LYON, EMANUEL

Geography

Philadelphia

Subjects

Newspapers
Jewish peddlers
Crime

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 6, Folder 1