ames of George Washington, John
Adams, Benjamin Franklin.

Then this sad and interesting advertisement:

With regret and shame the subscriber finds himself under the
necessity of advertising his wife. Although it is practised by some
white people, yet he, though black, blushes at the thought of
declaring to the world that his wife has run away. But disagreeable
as it is, he does by these presents make known that Lucy, his wife,
has eloped from his bed and board and forbids all persons harbouring
or trusting her, as he will pay no debts of her contracting after
this date.

Prince Hull.

On June 30, 1790 there was this announcement in the newspaper:

The gentlemen who have subscribed to celebrate the Anniversary of
American Independency will be pleased to attend at Mrs. White's
Tavern at Four O' clock tomorrow afternoon to choose Managers to
regulate the proceedings of that day.

Scheme of a Lottery:

To raise the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred and Nine Dollars for
the purpose of finishing the Church between George Town and
Bladensburgh, called Rock Creek Church.

All prizes not demanded in six months after the drawing, will be
deemed generous contributions.

3000 Tickets at Two dollars each.

As the above is laudable it is expected that it will meet with
approbation and support of the public. As soon as the tickets are
sold the drawing will commence at Mr. John Suter's at George Town
and the Prizes paid immediately thereafter on application to Thomas
Beall Treasurer, in specie.

MANAGERS

Col. Wm. Deakins Robert Peter
Benj. Stoddert John Peter
Brooke Beall Bernard O'Neil
John Threlkeld Anthony Hollmead
Thomas Cramphin Col. George Beall
Thomas Beall of George
Treasurer

_The Times and Potowmack Packet._ November 25, 1789.

Five years before in September 1784 in the _Maryland Gazette_ there was
an advertisement for the George Town Academy lottery:

Scheme of a lottery for raising $1,400 to be applied to the
purchasing a house for the use of the George Town Academy.

The right education of youth is an object of such vast importance of
freedom and happiness that there needs no strength of reasoning to
recommend the above scheme which is meant to promote it to the
patronage and