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In 1808 there was a "Real and truly Fortunate Lottery Office" at No. 1
Summer Street, Boston, and Detroit Bank bills were taken in payment for
tickets.

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_Real and truly Fortunate_

LOTTERY OFFICE, No. 1 Summer street, opposite the North west
corner of the _New State House_--

D. BEMAN'S list of Capital Prizes, sold by him at his _Real
and truly Fortunate Lottery Office_--as follows,

No. 9031, a Prize of 8000 Dolls.
14459 a Prize of 1000 do.
8638 a Prize of 500 do.
8950 a Prize of 500 do.
39 a Prize of 500 do.
3988 a Prize of 500 do.
12722 a Prize of 200 do.

Besides a great number of 100--50--20, and 7 Dollar
Prizes--amounting to a handsome Fortune--over the whole cost
of all the Tickets ever sold at his office.... This is to be
considered the _Real_ and _Truly_ Fortunate Lottery Office.

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