World Archives Project: Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796
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This collection contains abbreviated advertisements for runaway contract workers published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1796.
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Project Instructions This collection is machine text and contains abbreviated advertisements for runaway contract workers published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1796. Images that contain lists of names should be classified as the "Advertisement" form type.
Each record is in the following standard format:
- Runaway workers Given and Surname
- Master Name and Surname
- Master Residence (county and state abbreviation)
- Master's Occupation
- Publication Date
- Ethnicity (if available)
- Age (if available)
- Runaway's Occupation (other special information)
- Runaway's Contract Code
Project Form Types and Field Helps
Advertisement
Index
Cover page, Section header, etc.
Image with no data
Microfilm
Target
Advertisement
Images that include lists of runaway servants.
Notes for keying: All data will be keyed from the first line, DO NOT key anything from line 2.
FORMAT: runaway's name, master's name, master's county and colony [state] of residence, master's occupation, date of the newspaper where the advertisement first appears, runaway's ethnicity, runaway's age, runaway's occupation (other special information), runaway's contract code.
Advertisement Keying Instructions
Prefix
Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," of the primary person (the first person listed at the beginning of each record, i.e. the runaway servant) as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.
Given
Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person (the first person listed at the beginning of each record, i.e. the runaway servant) as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Initials may be separated with periods, if periods are found on the image, but initials should otherwise be separated with a space.
Each record usually has two lines of information. Only key information from the first line. The primary person is always the first person listed on the first line. If you see the term "No Name" or "No Name Man," etc. key the entire phrase into the Given field.
Surname
Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.
Each record usually has two lines of information. Only key information from the first line. The primary person is always the first person listed on the first line i.e. the runaway servant.
Suffix
Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III," following the surname of the primary person (the first person listed at the beginning of each record, i.e. the runaway servant) as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.
Master Given
Key the Given name and any middle names of the second person listed (or master) using the dictionary provided for assistance. The master name follows the servant's name and is always the second person listed on the first line. If you see the term "Unlisted Name," key the entire phrase into the Master Given field.
Master Surname
Key the Surname of the second person listed (or master) using the dictionary provided for assistance. The master name follows the servant's name and is always the second person listed on the first line.
Master Residence County
Key the Master Residence County using the dictionary provided for assistance. This field is found immediately following the master given and surname.
Master Residence State
Key the Master Residence State abbreviation as seen on the image. This field is found immediately following the master residence county.
Publication Month
Key the month as an abbreviation from the publication date using the dictionary provided for assistance. This date is found immediately following the master residence fields and is most often in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Publication Day
Key the day in its numerical form from the publication date. This date is found immediately following the master residence fields and is most often in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Publication Year
Key the year in its numerical form from the publication date. This date is found immediately following the master residence fields and is most often in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Ethnicity
Key the ethnicity as seen, using the dictionary provided for assistance. If available, this can be found immediately before the Age and/or following the date of publication.
Age
Key the age at the time the record was recorded. If present, this can be found near the end of the first line of data, usually following either the publication date or ethnicity.
Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" or certain acceptable fractions for ages displayed in months only. If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, "10 years, 7 months" would be keyed as "10". If an age includes both a year and a fraction, key only the year. For example, "3 3/12" would be keyed as "3". If an age appears only in months, key age as a fraction. For example, "7 Months" would be keyed as "7/12" and "18 Months" would be keyed as "18/12". If an age is expressed in weeks, days, or hours, "0" (zero) should be keyed as the age. For example, "3 weeks" would be keyed as "0" and "8 weeks" would be keyed as "0".
Advertisement Image Samples
Cover page, Section header, etc.
Use the 'Cover page, Section header, etc' type for images that don't contain any data, but might be interesting to look at because they provide some type of context for the image set. For instance, historical notes, affidavits, and so forth.
Image with no data
Use the 'Image with no data' type for images that don't contain any data or any useful context that might be interesting for someone to look at. For instance, an image containing only the blank background or an image with a microfilm target on it.
