Thursday 5 Oct. 1786 William COLLINS, otherwise CALLAN, otherwise JOHNSTON, eloped from his Master, of the City of Londonderry on the night of the 25th Sept. last, having first broken open his Master’s desk and carried away with him 170£ or thereabouts.
Said COLLINS is of a dark brown complexion, pretty fresh colour, with dark weighty eye brows; about 5 feet six inches, light made, his hair cut short; he had on when he ran off a dark drab coat, well worn, a black waistcoat and striped corduroy breeches and is aged about 25 or 26 years. He left Strabane on the morning of the 27th September, for Newry, Dublin, or Belfast, as supposed, in company with one Patrick DILLON, a hair dresser. DILLON is about five feet eight or nine inches high, light made, with black hair, clubbed, and of a pale complexion. CALLAN bought in Strabane a new pair of boots and a second hand surtout coat, of coating, striped ; he wants a fore tooth. A Reward of ten guineas will be given to any person who will apprehend and lodge in any of his Majesty’s jails in this Kingdom the said William COLLINS &c. as before mentioned, applying to Mr. Nat. BERRY, Pill lane, or Peter McDONOUGH Esq. Londonderry. transcribed by Teena from the Saunders Newsletter -- www.cotyrone.com http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/ _______________________________________________ UlsterAncestry@cotyrone.com UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/ulsterancestry@cotyrone.com/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
