1762

 March 29, 1762. New-York Mercury (New York, N. Y.)
To be Sold, at public Vendue, On Wednesday the 31st Instant. THE Frame of a small Sloop, now set up, at the North River, near John Marshal's.  The Vendue will be held at the Merchant's Coffee-House, at 11 o'Clock in the Forenoon.

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April 26, 1762. Boston Evening-Post. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Port of BOSTON, April 24, 1762
ENTRED IN.
Sloop Hannah, William Coggeshall, Schooner Dolphin, Justus Taylor, Sloop Fairfield, Joseph Knapp, from Connecticut, Schooner Willing Mind, Cornelius Holmes, Schooner Racehorse, Benjamin Cobb, Schooner Penguin, William Bartlet, and Schooner Tryal, Abner Holmes, from North Carolina, Sloop Jolly Roger, Samuel Hatch, Schooner Friends Adventure, Edward Soheer, Sloop Abigail, Elisha Cobb, and Schooner George, Gamalrel Smith, from Maryland, Sloop Deborah, Stephen Hills, from South Carolina, Sloop Defire, Nicholas Lobdell, and Sloop Sally, William Wimble, from New York, Sloop Three Friends, John Nickels, from Virginia, Schooner Betsey, John Cathcart, from Kirkwall, Sloop Hunter, Hammond Gowen, from Montserrat, Sloop Success, Barnabas Coffin, from Philadelphia, Sloop Polly, Richard Small, from New Providence, Brig Nancy, William Austin, from George.
CLEARED-OUT
Schooner Mercury, Stephen Burroughs, Schooner Tryal, Abner Stocking, Sloop Dolphin, Edward Tinker, & Sloop Penelope, Jacob Hurd, for Connecticut, Schooner Sally, William Sheppard, Schooner Polly & Nancy, Henry Penson, and Sloop Elizabeth, Samuel Dill, for Newfoundland, Snow Frederick ,Robert Davidson, for West Indies, Sloop Swallow, Samuel Dogget, for Halifax, Schooner Lucy Ebenezer Kent, for Guadaloupe, and Brig Bristol Packet, Roger Bartlet, for Bristol.

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May 20, 1762 Boston New-Letter (Boston, Massachusetts)
CUSTOM-HOUSE, BOSTON, May 19.
Clear'd Out,
[Sloop] Fairfield, Joseph Knapp for Connecticut and Albany.

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May 27, 1762 Boston News-Letter, And New-England Chronicle. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Custom House, Boston, May 27.
Clear'd Out,
Sloop Desire, Thomas Goodspeed for Albany.​

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June 14, 1762 New York Gazette  (Weyman's)
Run away on Thursday night last, from the Sloop Sally, Joseph Carver, Master, a Negro Fellow named Quaco, about 22 years of age; a stout lusty fellow, about five feet eight inches high, with small scars on his cheeks, speaks bad English. Had on when he went away, a felt hat, a double-breasted dark-colour’s bearskin jacket half worn, lined with striped flannel, check linen shirt, a pair of buckskin breeches. Whoever takes up said Negro fellow, and secures him in any Gaol, or delivers him to Mr. John Byvanck, in New-York, opposite Beekman’s Slip, shall have forty shillings reward, and all reasonable charges paid by said John Byvanck.
N.B. All masters of vessels and others, are forbid harbouring, concealing, or carrying off said Negro at their peril.

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November 1, 1762 New-York Mercury (New York, New York)
RUN-away, the 16th ultimo, from John Griffiths, in Albany, a servant man, named, Thomas Jones; dark complexion, about five feet tem inches high, and well set:  Had on when he went away, a red great coat, blue jacket without sleeves, and a check shirt, his other clothes not known; it is supposed he was taken on board of a sloop (by a certain person,) 6 miles below Albany, and is gone to New-York.  Whoever secures said servant man, and returns hi to his said master in Albany, or to Messieurs Griffiths and M'Combs, Merchants, in New-York, shall receive Five Dollars Reward, and reasonable Charges. ​

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