The Clergy were often asked to use their influence to promote special schemes. For instance, the Leicester Academy at Lancaster, Mass., wishing to raise about $800, advertised on June 28, 1790, a lottery, the scheme comprising three thousand tickets at $2.00; and the managers, Edmund Heard and Ephraim Carter, say, "_As the design of this Lottery is for promoting Piety, Virtue, and such of the liberal Arts and Sciences as may qualify the Youth to become useful Members of Society, the Managers wish for and expect the aid of the Gentlemen Trustees of the Academy,_ the REVEREND CLERGY, _and all persons who have a taste for encouraging said Seminary of Learning_." Comment on this is unnecessary. As unscrupulous persons often sold drawn tickets,--for it seems there were irregularities even in those days,--the following advertisement warrants the tickets undrawn,-- Wheels very rich! A FEW undrawn Tickets in Amoskeag Lottery for sale by _John Russell._ --> The highest prize being so fixed as to come out whenever Chance shall direct it, it stands purchasers in hand to be seasonable in their applications. July 24, 1807. _Lottery Price Current._--In Boston, Amoskeag Tickets, warranted undrawn, 6 dolls. In Salem, at Russell's 5.50--at Cushing and Appleton's, not warranted, 5. * * * * * _Further Information._--The Amoskeag highest prize, of Eight Thousand Dollars, is still undrawn, and the wheels are extraordinarily rich, having gained, since the drawing began, upwards of Six Thousand Dollars. There is therefore every probability that the scrip will soon rise. Those who intend to purchase for the sake of a chance for the highest prize, are advised to do it _before_ it is drawn out of the wheel, which may be to-morrow. Those who purchase for the sake of a cheap ticket, would do well to wait till _afterwards._ July 24, 1807. * * * * * *** If any body wants TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, they are requested to call on JOHN RUSSELL, who will, for a trifling consideration, put them in a way to realize that, or another sum of less magnitude, in the course of September next, when the rich Wheels of Hatfield Bridge Lottery will begin to move. --> Tickets will rise on the first of September to 5.50--Prize Tickets exchanged. (1807)