servations have been confined
chiefly to Boston and Salem prints, but we have no doubt that similar
matter could be found in other papers. We propose now to give liberal
extracts from some of the old advertisements of the different schemes,
which will, we think, confirm what we have already said on the subject.
Let us take first from the "Boston Gazette" of May 19, 1760, the lottery
to raise $1,000 towards building a bridge over the River Parker, in
Newbury. The managers were the first men in the place, and the tickets
were sold by men of excellent standing in Boston.

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NEWBURY, _May 17, 1760._

SCHEME of a LOTTERY,

FOR raising a Sum of Money for the building and maintaining a
Bridge over the River _Parker,_ in the Town of _Newbury,_ at
the Place called Old Town Ferry (in pursuance of an Act of
the General Court, passed in _April_ 1760) Wherein _Daniel
Farnham, Caleb Cushing, Joseph Gerrish, William Atkins,_ Esq.,
and Mr. _Patrick Tracy,_ Merchant, (or any Three of them) are
appointed Managers. The acting Managers are sworn to the
faithful Performance of their Trust.

_Newbury_-Lottery Number Four, consists of

5000 Tickets, at Two Dollars each; 1655 of which are Benefit
Tickets of the following Value.

1 of 500 Dollars, is 500 Dollars.
4 of 100 are 400
5 of 50 are 250
6 of 40 are 240
10 of 30 are 300
14 of 20 are 280
45 of 10 are 450
75 of 8 are 600
1495 of 4 are 5980
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1655 Prizes, amounting to 9000 Dollars.
3345 Blanks.
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5000 Tickets, at Two Dollars each 10000
To be paid in Prizes, 9000
----
1000 Dollars.

Remains to be applied for the Purpose aforesaid.

Two Blanks only to one PRIZE.

_THE Bridge aforesaid is already built, and upon a Settlement
of the Accounts, and Demands relative thereto, the Managers
of the former Lottery for that Purpose, were found to be
greatly in Debt: The Charges of building the Bridge, and
prosecuting the Lottery, amounting to