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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worth relating. The owners of it were at Charlestown, late on
the Saturday evening preceding the drawing of the lottery, and had mounted their horses to go on their way home, before they recollected wanting a ticket. Mr. Bridge (who sold tickets in Charlestown) happened to be then up, at his house--and went to his store, in the dark, and from his desk took the fortunate number, and sold it to the above fortunate persons. _Salem Gazette,_ May 17, 1791. * * * * * Dartmouth College scheme, as advertised in the "Salem Gazette" in 1796. _Dartmouth College Lottery._ CLASS SECOND. THE Managers of Dartmouth College Lottery present to the Public the following Scheme of the Second Class, in which they have aimed to meet their wishes by making a larger proportion of valuable prizes than usual; they flatter themselves that the same Public Spirit will be displayed, by encouraging the sale of Tickets in this, that was so fully manifested in the former Class. _SCHEME._ _Prizes_ _Dolls._ _Dolls._ |
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