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The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery: Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, MassachusettsBrooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)

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The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery: Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts

Name: The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery: Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts
Author: Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)

Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)

Lotteries; New England -- Social life and customs

FOR raising a Sum of Money for the building and maintaining a
   Bridge over the River _Parker,_ in the Town of _Newbury,_ at
   the Place called Old Town Ferry (in pursuance of an Act of
   the General Court, passed in _April_ 1760) Wherein _Daniel
   Farnham, Caleb Cushing, Joseph Gerrish, William Atkins,_ Esq.,
   and Mr. _Patrick Tracy,_ Merchant, (or any Three of them) are
   appointed Managers. The acting Managers are sworn to the
   faithful Performance of their Trust.

    _Newbury_-Lottery Number Four, consists of

    5000 Tickets, at Two Dollars each; 1655 of which are Benefit
    Tickets of the following Value.


       1     of    500 Dollars,  is     500 Dollars.
       4     of    100          are     400
       5     of     50          are     250
       6     of     40          are     240
      10     of     30          are     300
      14     of     20          are     280
      45     of     10          are     450
      75     of      8          are     600
    1495     of      4          are    5980
    ----                               ----
    1655 Prizes, amounting to          9000 Dollars.
    3345 Blanks.
    ----
    5000 Tickets, at Two Dollars each 10000
            To be paid in Prizes,      9000
                                       ----
                                       1000 Dollars.

    Remains to be applied for the Purpose aforesaid.

    Two Blanks only to one PRIZE.

    _THE Bridge aforesaid is already built, and upon a Settlement
    of the Accounts, and Demands relative thereto, the Managers
    of the former Lottery for that Purpose, were found to be
    greatly in Debt: The Charges of building the Bridge, and
    prosecuting the Lottery, amounting to much more than what was
    allowed to be raised by the former Act of the General
    Court--therefore the present Lottery is allowed._

    _AND since the said Bridge so well answers the Expectation of
    the Public, and the Travelling that Way thereby is rendered
    much more easy and pleasant; the Managers doubt not there
    will be a great Demand of the Tickets, from a Principle of
    encouraging and promoting a Work of such general Utility, if
    there were no other Inducement. But when they consider how
    much this Scheme is calculated in Favour of the Adventurers,
    there being many Prizes of great Value, and but two Blanks to
    a Prize; they doubt not of a very speedy Sale of the
    Tickets._

    _Tickets purchas'd at_ Boston, _if fortunate, will be paid
    off there. Public Notice will be given of the Time and Place
    of Drawing; and as soon as finished, the Prizes will be
    published in the_ Boston Gazette and Country Journal. _Gold
    as well as Silver will be received for Tickets; and the
    Prizes paid off accordingly. Prizes not demanded in Twelve
    Months after Drawing, will be considered as given to the
    common Stock for building and maintaining the said Bridge,
    and will be so applied._

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The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery: Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts

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