A FEW undrawn Tickets in Amoskeag Lottery for sale by
_John Russell._

--> The highest prize being so fixed as to come out whenever
Chance shall direct it, it stands purchasers in hand to be
seasonable in their applications. July 24, 1807.

_Lottery Price Current._--In Boston, Amoskeag Tickets,
warranted undrawn, 6 dolls. In Salem, at Russell's 5.50--at
Cushing and Appleton's, not warranted, 5.

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_Further Information._--The Amoskeag highest prize, of Eight
Thousand Dollars, is still undrawn, and the wheels are
extraordinarily rich, having gained, since the drawing began,
upwards of Six Thousand Dollars. There is therefore every
probability that the scrip will soon rise. Those who intend
to purchase for the sake of a chance for the highest prize,
are advised to do it _before_ it is drawn out of the wheel,
which may be to-morrow. Those who purchase for the sake of a
cheap ticket, would do well to wait till _afterwards._ July
24, 1807.

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*** If any body wants
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS,
they are requested to call on
JOHN RUSSELL,
who will, for a trifling consideration, put them in a
way to realize that, or another sum of less
magnitude, in the course of September
next, when the rich Wheels of Hatfield
Bridge Lottery will begin
to move.

--> Tickets will rise on the first of September to
5.50--Prize Tickets exchanged. (1807)

In 1776 the Continental Congress endeavored to raise a large sum by
means of a lottery. On the first of November of that year the following
Resolve was passed,--"That a sum of money be raised by way of lottery,
to be drawn at Philadelphia." A committee was then empowered to manage
this lottery, and agents were appointed in the several States to sell
the tickets. From causes difficult now to explain, the drawing, which
was to have taken place in 1777, was postponed from time to time, until
finally, it is said, the whole scheme proved a failure. Many of the
adventurers being large losers, much bad feeling was produced towards
the Government. The design was to raise the money in the wa