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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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. [Illustration] _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. --> Tickets, Quarters & Eighths in the 4th Class of Harvard |
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