The Olden Time Series Volume I Part 5

From "Salem Gazette."

_"WHO WANTS A GUINEA?"_

THIS Comedy by Coleman, has for some years past, been often read and justly admired; the name now appears to have lost its novelty.

Something of greater magnitude is wished for; something which will furnish the possessor with more than a competency; which will a.s.sist the industrious and enterprizing man, in accomplis.h.i.+ng his laudable wishes.

This surely must be the true Philosopher's Stone, which wise men of all ages have sought for in vain.--This inestimable Gem, with some of the virtues usually ascribed to it--will, after the Fifth Cla.s.s of Harvard College Lottery has completed drawing, belong to some person or persons who will now generously lend a hand to patronise this excellent inst.i.tution.

Those who are disposed from motives of interest or actuated by a wish to promote and encourage literature; will please call for WHOLE or QUARTER TICKETS, at the _Book-Store_ and _Lottery Office_ of

HENRY WHIPPLE,

May 17, 1711. _No. 6, Wakefield Place._

"Salem Gazette."

Surprising Gain!

IT is true as strange, and strange as true, that the wheels of Harvard College Lottery have actually gained, in the few revolutions they have made, no less than

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Now is the tide, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, as the immortal Shakespeare would say. The undrawn tickets have all the advantage of this gain, in addition to the common chance at the outset. A few for sale (wholes 6 dolls. quarters 1.63) at Cus.h.i.+ng and Appleton's superlatively lucky Lottery & Exchange office, and federal book shop, one door west of Central Building, Ess.e.x street.

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.

--> Tickets, Quarters & Eighths in the 4th Cla.s.s of Harvard College, which is now drawing--10,000 Dollars highest prize.

A complete list of all the Drawing may be seen days and evenings, gratis.

Prize Tickets and Detroit Bank Bills taken in payment; such as are guaranteed are taken at par. and those of another kind at a discount.

June 3. (5W)

The highest prize in the Providence _Episcopal Church_ Lottery was $8,000, and the drawing was to begin on Sept. 29, 1800. Tickets were sold in Boston at E. & S. Larkin's, 47 Cornhill. Gilbert & Dean, 56 State Street, Boston, make the following exhibit of the Golden Shower in 1803.

_It is impossible to tell on whom the_ GOLDEN SHOWER _will fall!_

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YE that have the least relish to obtain 8000 dollars for a trifling sum, be "_up and doing!_" The third cla.s.s of Hadley Lottery, will commence drawing the 15th of June.

_Remark._--The object of this Lottery is of great public utility--that of improving SOUTH HADLEY Ca.n.a.l, in order to make it permanent and beneficial to the public--and the Proprietors, in this arduous undertaking, have to cut through an entire ma.s.s of rocks for _three_ miles! Laudable and praise-worthy perseverance!

Tickets for sale by GILBERT & DEAN, MAGAZINE and LOTTERY OFFICE, No. 56, _State-Street,_ where a correct list of all the prizes and blanks will be exhibited, during the drawing.

_May 25, 1803._

In the "Salem Gazette" will be found the advertis.e.m.e.nts of two of the College Lotteries. Rhode Island College is now Brown University.

_R. Island College Lottery._

THE Corporation of the College, wis.h.i.+ng to discharge in the best manner the trusts reposed in them for the education of youth, and finding their funds inadequate to this purpose, have obtained of the General a.s.sembly of the state of _Rhode-Island_ and _Providence Plantations_ the grant of a Lottery. As the sole object of this is the public good, it is hoped that the exertions of the Corporation will meet the wishes and secure the co-operation of all the friends of science and virtue. The College was founded entirely by the generosity of individuals. Though it has received no patronage from the legislative body, yet through the a.s.siduous labours of its officers it has become considerably distinguished, &, it is hoped, has merited the attention of the public. It, however, is under great disadvantages for want of larger pecuniary resources. Of the necessity of these for the establishment of a complete system of liberal education, every one must be sensible who entertains a just conception of the vast extent of science.--Those who are disposed to promote the Lottery now brought forward, may be a.s.sured that the whole business will be transacted with the utmost exact.i.tude and fidelity. Of this they cannot doubt, when they are informed that the management of it is wholly under the direction of the following respectable Committee, appointed by the Corporation, viz. JOHN BROWN, Esq. WELCOME ARNOLD, Esq. Mr. JOHN MASON, Col. WILLIAM RUSSELL, and Mr.

JOHN P. IVES.

The Subscribers, being appointed by the Committee as Managers of the Lottery, and having given bonds according to law, now offer to the public the following

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CLa.s.s FIRST.

dols. dols.

1 Prize of 4000 is 4000 1 2000 2000 2 1000 are 2000 4 500 2000 20 100 2000 40 50 2000 60 30 1800 100 20 2000 1000 12 12000 3000 9 27000 ----- ----- 3328 Prizes, amounting to 46000 Drawback, 8000 ----- 9000 Tickets, at 6 dollars each, are 54000

The drawing of this Lottery will commence on MONDAY, the 16th day of APRIL next, and continue till it shall be completed. A list of Prizes will be published in the Providence Gazette, and the Prizes paid on demand. Those not called for within six months after the drawing of the Lottery, will be considered as generously given to the College.

JOHN WHIPPLE, SAMUEL THURBER, jun.