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