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A List of the FORTUNATE NUMBERS in the Biles's Is- land LOTTERY, erected for Finishing the Luther- an Church in the Township of Bedminster,
New-Jersey. 1
Number 3608 First drawn, 24 Dollars.
Number 4683 Last drawn, 26 Dollars.
We the Subscribers, do Certify, that the above is a true Copy of the Prizes, to the best of our Knowledge.
PAUL MILLER. BRYAN LEFERTY, 5 Managers. -Supplement N. Y. Mercury, Junc 4, 1759.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Entered In. Schooner Benjamin, Edmund Butler from Piscataway.
Cleared. Schooner Pittsburgh Benjamin Hall to Piscataway .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 861, June 7, 1759.
New- York, June 11. Extract of a Letter from Albany, dated June 5, 1759.
"The first Instant, marched for Fort Edward, one Company of the Royal Artillery, the Royal Highland Regiment, and the Massachusetts Provincials; and the Sunday following they were followed by, His Excellency General Amherst, Colonel Montgomery's Highlanders, and the New-Jersey Provincials, who are look'd upon to be a fine Regiment.
SCHEME
Of a Lottery erected and to be drawn on Biles-Island to convert into Money, a Tract of Land of Peter Gor- don's, Esq; of Middlesex County, in New-Jersey.
1 The list occupies several columns. It is also given in Th' Pennsyl- vania Gazette, of June 14, 1759.
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T HE whole Tract contains 497 Acres, which Tract of Land has been valued and appraised by two honest Men, Freeholders of the Neighbourhood, being under Oath, valued it to be worth Twelve Hundred and Fifty Pounds, Procla- mation Money; which said Land, by a late Survey and Draught thereof, is divided into three Lots. No. I, is a neat Farm, containing -40 Acres, and has on it a good Dwelling-House, Barn, Orchard, and Garden, with a sufficient Quantity of Meadow and Timber Land. Lot No. 2, contains 217 Acres, whereon is some improv'd Land, with a large Quantity of Timber and Meadow Land. Lot No. 3, contains 140 Acres, all Timber and Meadow Land.
This Lottery is to consist of of 2520 Tickets, at Thirty Shillings Proclamation each; 571 of which are to be Prizes, and out of which there is to be no Deduction at all, as 1221. is to be taken off from the whole Lottery for the managing thereof, before the Drawing commences, being but a little more than three per Cent.
Land Prizes No. I, I valued £600 is £600
No. 2, I valued 450 is 450
No. 3, I valued 200 is 200
Cash Prizes, I Prize of 100 is IO0
2 Prizes of 50 are IO0
4 Prizes of 25 are IO0
5 Prizes of
20 are IO0
20 Prizes of
IO
are 200
100 Prizes of 5 are 500
436 Prizes of
3 are I 308
571 Prizes, -
2520 Tickets, at 30s. each, 3780 1
1949 Blanks. )
Deduct for managing 122 ) 3658
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This said Lottery was last appointed, if full, to be drawn on the 5th Day of this Instant, June, but upon Examination, the Managers found a Number of Tickets yet unsold, which they thought was too great a Risk for Mr. Gordon to run, therefore have undertaken to post- pone the Day of Drawing until the 8th Day of October next, unless it becomes sooner full; which if it should, Notice will be given of the Time of Drawing, hoping that all those that have taken Tickets in it, will be so Kind as to consider the End for which this Lottery was first erected, as well as their own Interest, and not to make themselves uneasy at its being moved farther off for the Advantage of its Proprietor. As soon as the Lottery is full it is to be drawn under the Inspection of two Justices of the Peace, and other reputable Free- holders, all under Oath, to inspect into the Justice of the Drawing; and as soon as it is finished, and the Books settled, the fortunate Numbers will be published in the New-York News-Papers, and the Possessors receive their Prizes with good and lawful Deeds for their Lands. The Tickets are yet to be had of Robert Cummings, Henry Moore, and Joseph Rue, Esqrs, who are the Managers thereof; and also at many other Places where the Scheme is left to notify the Sale of them. Also, by the Printer hereof, in Hanover Square.
June 1, 1759.
-The New York Mercury, June 11, 1759.
NEW-YORK, June II.
Wednesday last the Sloop Susannah, Capt. Dickenson, arrived here from Jamaica : He came out with a Number of other Vessels for the several North American ports, under convoy of the Cerberus Frigate : The captain informs, That he saw 14 Sail of Vessels off of Sandy-
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Hook, 3 of which were very large ; but several Vessels which have arrived since, sar nothing of them.
It is imagined that the above-mentioned Vessels are the Transports with 800 Highlanders on board, from Guarda- loupe, that are to join General Amherst's Army, upon their safe Arrival here, which is the place of their Destination.
Last Night arrived at the Hook, from Liverpool, the Letter of Mark Snow Upton, Captain Colgan.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Cleared. Schooner Benjamin, Edward Butler to Piscataway. Sloop Grey- hound Samuel Odiorne to ditto .- The Pennsylvania Jour- nal, No. 862, June 14, 1759.
T HIS is to inform the Public, That John Will- iam Kals,1 Minister of the Gospel, lately from North-Branch, in Rariton, intends to open School at the House of Mrs. Pane, (formerly the Widow Hondtrat) in the Broad-Way, opposite to Oswego Market, where he proposes to teach, in the most easy and expeditious Manner, either public or pri- vate, the following Languages, viz. Latin and Greek; likewise the Oriental Languages, as the Hebrew, Ara- bick, Chaldean and Syriac, according to the Grammar and Directorum himself has composed and published: Together with several Sciences, as Philogy, Philosophy; and more particularly Logic and Divinity, on reason- able Terms.
N. B. If any Gentlemen or Ladies are desirous to learn the French Tongue gramatically, they will also
1 On p. 326, ante, the name is printed Hals, as given in a newspaper of the day. Kals is correct. The Rev. John William Kals came from Lon- don in 1756, and labored in Philadelphia for about a year, when he be- came pastor of the "Calvinistical High Dutch Congregation," of Am- well, organized about 1744 or earlier. The church was visited by the Rev. Michael Schlatter in 1747, and a house of worship was erected in 1749. Mr. Kals preached there, 1757-9, and then removed to New York.
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meet, at the same House, a gentleman known in this City to be Master of that Language, who will give his Attendance at any particular Hour of the Day they shall please to fix on.
W HEREAS the Subscriber has obtained a Per- mission from his Excellency General Am- herst, to carry Letters to and from the New- Jersey Regiment: All Persons who are de- sirous to send Letters to the said Regiment, may have an Opportunity at least once every Month, by the Sub- scriber, who will attend the Business with all Diligence, both to bring Letters from, and carry Letters to the Army, and will always endeavour to give Notice throughout the Province whenever he returns from the Army, and when and where to leave Letters. Whoever leaves Letters at any Place, are desired to leave One Shilling Proclamation Money of New-Jersey, for every such single Letter, and they may expect to have them delivered safe at the said Regiment: And as the Busi- ness is very expensive, it is hoped every Gentleman will give it a proper Encouragement.
TIMOTHY RIGGS.
N. B. Whoever leaves Letters are desired not to inclose one within another, without paying accordingly, (One Shilling for every Letter) and all Letters is to be delivered without any Postage, only the Shilling above- mentioned .- The New York Mercury, June 18, 1759.
NEW-YORK, June 18.
His Majesty's Snow of War the Lepher, Captain Greenwood, arrived at Sandy Hook on Tuesday last, in six Days from North Carolina; but sailed again for Louisbourg the Wednesday following.
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Custom-House, Philadelphia, Entered In. Snow De- sire, Edward Styles from Salem .- The Pennsylvania Jour- nal, No. 863, June 21, 1759.
NEW-YORK, June 18.
We hear that the New York Regiment is with Gen- eral Prideaux. And the New-Jersey and New-England Provincials are gone with General Amherst to Fort Ed- ward, so to proceed to Lake George.
Forty-five Pounds, Proclamation Money, Reward.
Run away last night from the Subscribers, living in Hopewell, in New-Jersey, one Mulatto, and three Ne- groe Men, viz. The Mulatto named Bood, and a Ne- groe, named Bristol, the property of William Hunt, is about five feet ten inches high, and pretty well set ; each had a dark coloured coat, several shirts and pairs of shoes, stockings and breeches, for taking up and bring- ing back to their Master, Twenty Pounds reward will be given for Bood, and Ten Pounds for Bristol.
A Negroe man, named Jack, thick and well set, the property of John Hart, took with him a cloth coloured kersey coat, several shirts and pairs of breeches, shoes and stockings, Ten Pounds will be given for taking up, and bringing him back to his Master. Also a Negro man, named Tom, short and well set, the property of Joseph Golder, took with him a dark coloured coat, sev- eral shirts, pairs of breeches, shoes and stockings, Five Pounds reward will be given for taking him up, and bringing him back to his said Master. It is supposed they all went away and will travel together, and that they are gone to some of the Indian towns upon Sas- quehannah, the Molatto, Bood, having been enter- tained by the Indians there several months, some years
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ago; they took two guns, two or three hatchets, and several blankets with them.
WILLIAM HUNT, JOHN HART, JOSEPH GOLDEN.
- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1591, June 21, 1759.
Captain Budden, from New- York, on Thursday last, was chased and fired at by a black Privateer Sloop, with a white Bottom, off of Egg-Harbour ; whether French or English, he does not pretend to say.
Philadelphia, June 21, 1759.
Whereas a certain Mary Wood, having been commit- ted to the Goal of this city about seven Weeks ago, her Master, who lives in New-Jersey, near Salem, is hereby advertised to take her out, and pay the Charges, or she will be sold out for the same in four Weeks from the Date hereof, by
Isachar Davids, Goaler -The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1592, June 28, 1759.
NEW-YORK, June 25.
The Privateer Brig Resolution, Capt. Lightinstone of this Port, arrived at Sandy-Hook on Thursday Morning last, and is to proceed immediately on a Cruize up the Streights of Bellisle.
WHEREAS Elizabeth Hoffman, Daughter of Richard Gravin, of Salem, hath Eloped from her Husband the second Day of February last, and left on his Hands two Children, one of five Years, and the other two Years of Age. These are therefore to give Notice to all Per- sons (whom I forewarn) not to give her Credit, on his .
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Accompt, for he will pay no Debt of her Contracting, and any Person harbouring her shall be Prosecuted as the Law directs.
CASPER HOFFMAN.
N. B. The said Casper Hoffman, intends to continue some Time in Philadelphia.
TO BE SOLD
A Tract of Land in Bucks County, on the East side of Neshaminy Creek, 17 Miles from this City, and with- in half a Mile of Delaware River, containing 275 Acres of good Land, with two Tenements thereon, a Barn and other Out-Houses, 80 Acres thereof Cleared, with a good Orchard and Meadow, and a fine Marsh that might be Banked in at a small Expence, as also a Lot in the Town of Salem, containing a half an Acre in the Center of the Town, well inclosed and made into a neat Garden, and a fine Brick Summer House thereon. Any Person inclining to Purchase, may know the Terms by applying to the Subscriber in Philadelphia.
PETER KNIGHT.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 864, June 28, 1759.
New-York, July 2. We are authorized to assure the Public, That the Drawing of the Biles Island Lottery for the Benefit of the English Church in the City of New Brunswick, will certainly commence on Tuesday the 17th Instant, as but a very few Tickets remain unsold. Those that chuse to become Adventurers, are desired to be speedy in their Application. Tickets to be had from the several Managers, and from the Printer hereof any Time after next Wednesday .- The New York Mer- cury, July 2, 1759.
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Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in the Army, dated at the Camp, three Miles on this Side Lake George, June 20, 1759.
"Your Favours came to Hand, the first a few Days before we left Fort Edward, and the last Saturday Morning, the Day we marched for Half-Way-Brook, where we encamped, and left it Yesterday, and are now encamped here; as is likewise the Royal Scots, and the Jersey Blues. We are building a Stockaded Fort, which will be finished in a few Days, when I suppose we shall march for Lake George."-The Pennsylvania Gazette. No. 1593, July 5, 1759.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Entered In. Sloop Ab- igal, Peter Groves from Salem .- The Pennsylvania Jour- nal, No. 865, July 5, 1759.
New- York, July 9. Extract of a Letter from Albany, dated July 5, 1759.
"The following is a Copy of a Letter from Lake- George, viz. The second Instant, 16 of the Jersey Blues were sent without the Camp to gather a little Brush for the General's Baker, but were not an Hour gone before they were surprised in Sight of the Camp by a Party of the Enemy, consisting of about 240, who killed and scalped six, wounded two, took four Prisoners, and only four of the whole Party escaped. They shewed them- selves plainly to the whole Army after they got the Scalps, gave a Hollow, and then made off to their Bat- toes, which were not more than two Miles from the Head of the Lake. A large Party was ordered out after them, but in vain. They butchered our People in a most shocking Manner, by cutting Pieces of Flesh out of their Necks, Thighs and Legs."
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The Printer hereof has just received a few of the New Brunswick Lottery Tickets, which he will dispose of to those who call before Saturday, as all those then unsold, will be sent to the Managers, the Lottery being positively to be drawn the 17th Instant.
O be sold by Way of public Vendue, the Plan- tation whereon Robert Lawrence, Esq; now lives, in the Township of Upper-Freehold, in the County of Monmouth, containing five hundred and forty Acres of up Land and Meadow, well watered and timber'd, with four bearing Orchards, two Tenements, two Barns, and some out Houses. The Up-Land is good for Grass or Grain, the Meadows rich, long cleared and under the best Sort of Grass, as Tim- othy, small Clover, red Clover, &c. and very seldom overflows. Part thereof is so rich, that the Ditch Banks make the best Sort of Dung, when carted on the tillable Land. Said Vendue will be at the House on the Prem- ises the Twenty-eighth Day of July next, per
JOHN WILLIAMS. -The New York Mercury, July 9, 1759.
Kingsberry, June 25, 1759. To be LET for a Term of YEARS.
The Plantation whereon the Subscriber now liveth, containing 200 Acres of Land, of which there is about 80 Acres cleared, the rest Wood Land. It is accommo- dated with a Large well Built Brick Dwelling House 38 by 48 Feet, two Story High, four Rooms on a Floor, with a Large handsome Stair Case and Entrys thro' the House, with Cellers under the whole Building, and a Court Yard on each Front of the House, the one Front- ing down the River Delaware to the Ferry, thro' a large
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handsome Avenue of English Cherry Trees, the other Fronting up the River to Trenton, with a Large Brick Kitchen, 30 Feet by 20, with a Handsome pav'd Gang- way between the House and Kitchen, 14 Feet by 20 Long, the Kitchen two Story High, with a Well in it, and Four handsome Appartments above for Servants, with a Fire-place in one Room, if any of the Servants should be ill. Also a good Barn 40 by 38 Feet, with a Plank Floor and Stables for 10 Horses. Also a Chaise- house, Poultry-house and other useful Buildings to ac- commodate the same, with a fine piece of Meadow, that yearly Produces about 20 Loads of good Clover and Timothy Hay, with an Orchard of about 350 Apple- Trees, whereof about 150 are old bearing Trees, the oth- ers just beginning to Bare and are of the best Grafted Fruit, there is also a fine Collection of other Fruit, to wit, Peaches, Damsels, Cherrys of several Sorts, Squin- ces, English Walnuts, Grapes, Rasberrys, and a hand- some large Garden. The above Premises lying in the county of Burlington, in West-New-Jersey, and pleas- antly Situated on the River Delaware at the Head of the Navigation and Opposite to the Falls thereof, and also lays between Trenton and the Ferry, known by the Name of Trenton Ferry. There is a great Variety of Fish, that are caught in the River, which affords a great deal of Diversion in Trouling and Angling the whole Spring and Summer, and in the Fall and Winter Season there is great plenty of Duck and other Water Fowl. It would be too tedious to set forth all the Ad- vantages this Situation has, therefore shall only men- tion, as it lays at the Head of the Navigation of a fine River where great Quantities of Produce &c. are deliv- ered, and two or three small towns lying near it, and a fine settled Country all Round, it's presumed, it will
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suit a wholesale Merchant or a private Gentleman for his Seat. For Terms Enquire of ROBERT and JACOB HOOPER at their Store, Opposite to Trenton, or of the Subscriber, now living on the Premises.
R. L. HOOPER.
-The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 866, July 12, 1759.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, Philadelphia, INWARD ENTRIES, Sloop Endeavour, J. Elwell from Salem.
OUTWARDS. Schooner Sally, W. Budden, for N. Jer- sey.
CLEARED. Sloop Abigail, P. Groves, to Salem.
Kingwood, July 4, 1759.
Notice is hereby given to the Subscribers to the New- Jersey Post, that their Subscriptions for the first Quar- ter is now due, and as the Undertaking is attended with considerable Expence, desires the respective Subscrip- tions may be paid at the several Stages where the same were taken in. And whereas the present Post hath hitherto brought sundry News Letters directed to Per- sons who hav not yet subscribed; these are therefore to give Notice that he is determined not to bring their Papers for the future, unless they immediately subscribe towards bringing the same.
N. B. Subscriptions are taken in by Mr. John Cory- all, Mr. Henry Lantas, and Mr. Thomas Lowrey, in Am- well, and by William Rea, and Charles Hoff, jun. Esqrs; in Kingwood; Mr. Alexander Gordon and Mr. William Robeson, in Bethlehem; by Mr. Andreas Aughmuck, in Potterstown; Mr. Thomas Holms at New-German- town, all in the County of Hunterdon; At which Places or Stages, all Letters directed to or from Philadelphia
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there, shall be carefully delivered by the Publick's hum- ble Servant.
Adam Hurey.
To be SOLD.
A TRACT of Land, in West Jersey, Salem County, on the West Branch of Prince Morris's River, containing 800 Acres, with Allowance for Roads &c. Any Person inclining to purchase the same, may know the Terms of Sale, by applying to the Subscriber, in Philadelphia,
Benjamin Rawle.
To be sold by the Subscribers, A large, convenient Brew-house, situated near the Water-side, in Burling- ton, with all the necessary Utensils for carrying on the Business. Also a small Tract of Woodland, containing about 14 Acres, at a little Distance from Burlington, near York Road. Any Person inclining to purchase the same may be informed of the Terms, by applying to Samuel Shaw, of Chester, or of Ann Shaw, at the upper End of Market-street, in Philadelphia.
Samuel Shaw, Ann Shaw. - The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1594, July 12, 1759.
NEW-YORK, July 16.
Friday last Capt. Carman passed by here in his Way to Amboy, in 40 Days from Madeira, who informs us, that a Ship had arrived at Madeira from London, the Day before he came away, and brought a certain Ac- count of three French East-Indiamen being taken in the English Channel.
To be SOLD
A House and Lot in the Town of Greenwich, in the County of Cumberland, West Jersey. The House is of
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Brick, large and well built, two Stories high, with a large Kitchen. It is conveniently situated for a Store. Also sixteen Acres of Woodland, and two Acres and a Half of Meadow, within three Quarters of a Mile of the same. For Title and Terms, apply to the Subscriber, in the town of Salem.
Grant. Gibbon. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1595, July 19, 1759.
Custom-House, Philadelphia, Cleared. Sloop En- deavor, Jonathan Elwell to Salem .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 867, July 19, 1759.
New-York, July 23. The Brunswick Lottery began drawing last Tuesday : The printer hereof has yet 12 Tickets on hand, which if not called for by Ten o'Clock this Day, will be sent to the Managers .- The New York Mercury, July 23, 1759.
From Albany we learn that a French Priest, named Picquet, moved on with the enemy to Oswego, till just before they began the Attack, exhorting the Men to do their Duty, and advising them to give the English no Quarter : And that six of Colonel Schuyler's Men, Cap- tain Jacobs, and three Indians are carried into Ticon- deroga.
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CUSTOM HOUSE, Philadelphia, CLEARED. Schooner Sally, William Budden, to Burlington .- The Pennsylva- nia Gazette, No. 1596, July 26, 1759.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Philadelphia, INWARD ENTRIES. Sloop Frances and Sarah, John Mackenna, from Salem. -The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1597, August 2, 1759.
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NEW YORK, July 30.
Friday Morning last at 5 o'Clock sailed from Sandy- Hook His Majesty's Ship Rye of 20 Guns, Capt. Deer- ing, having under her Convoy all the Transports that came with her here from Guardaloup; and all the Euro- pean bound Vessels, that were ready to take the Benefit of her Convoy; amounting in the whole to 17 Sail .- The Pennsylvania Journal, No. 869, August 2, 1759.
LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post-Office, in Philadelphia.
John Allison and Richard Aldrich, in Cumberland County ;
Alexander Adams, Shrewsbury ;
John Budd, Salem County ;
Mary Clapham, Burdentown, Hugh Creighton, Haddonfield, Joseph Chambers, Salem County ; Collin Campbell, Burlington, John Cannon, Cum- berland County ;
Richard Derby, Salem; Grace Duckworth, Trenton.
Joseph Ellis, Haddonfield.
Michael Ferguson, and Samuel Formon, in East Jersey. William Fletcher, Woodberry ; Wm. Fullerton, Vincent [town].
Richard Guthrie, Hopewell; James Goudie, Shrewsbury; Elizabeth Guilmore, East Jersey ; Ann Gill, West Jersey; Nicholas Gibbon, Salem County ; Joseph Green and Timothy Green in Cumberland County; Lewis Gordon, Burdentown.
Thomas Hamilton, Somerset County; Samuel Huey, Hunterdon County ; Sarah Hopkins, Haddonfield.
Moses Jampsen, Cumberland County : Samuel and Robert Johnson, Hunterdon Co. ; Nancy Jones, Gloucester.
Mary Kelly, Cumberland County.
Samuel Liddon, Gloucester County.
John Madewell, Trenton; James M'Koune, Freeliold.
William Nicholas, Jerseys.
Brian Ohara, Salem Co.
Joseph Pearson, Burlington ; Robert Patterson, Pilesgrove.
William Riddel, Jerseys; John Robinson, Shrewsbury ; William Ragm, Cooper's Creek ; Isabel Rice, Cranberry ; Robert Reis, Kingwood.
Jacob Spicer, Cape May; Casper Smith, Gloucester; John Springer, Freehold; Shuentzlyd Shueberger and Friedly, Cumberland
The remainder of this List must be deferred till next Week .- The Pennsylvania Gasette, No. 1598, August 9, 1759.
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S CHEME of a Lottery, erected, and to be drawn near the Island of Manennaucong, opposite the Mouth of Pequess, in the Middle of Dela- ware-River, to raise the sum of £. 315, towards purchasing a Lot of Land for a Parsonage, and building a House thereon, in Parsippaning, in the Township of Hanover, Morris County, to consist of 3500 Tickets, at one and a Half Spanish Dollar each, 900 of which are to be Fortunate, Fifteen per Cent. to be deducted from the Prizes for the Use above mentioned, viz.
I of
200 Dollars, is 200
2
of
100
are, 200
7
of
40
are,
280
IO
of
35
are,
350
40
of
20
are,
800
80
of
IO
are,
Soo
320
of
4 3
are, 1320
First drawn,
Last Drawn, 9
900 Prizes
2600 Blanks
3500 Tickets
are, 1280
of
Dollars, 5250
The drawing to commence the 3rd Tuesday in Octo- ber next, or sooner, if full, near Manennaucong-Island, in the middle of the Delaware-River, and after the Drawing is finished, and the Books settled, the fortu- nate Numbers will be published in the New-York Mer- cury, and the Money paid, if demanded within six Months after, otherwise it shall be deemed as generously given for the use above mentioned. The Drawing to be under the Management and Inspection of Col. Jos- eph Tuttle, Joseph Kitchell, Esq; Robert Gould, Esq;
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Capt. Lemuel Bowers, Lieut. Samuel Mun, Ebenezer Farran, and Lewis Stewart; who are to be under Oath for the faithful performance of the Trust reposed in them. Tickets to be had of the Managers, and of Eb- enezer Byram, Esq; at Mendem; Mr. Joseph Day, at Hanover; and of the Printer hereof .- The New York Mercury, August, 13, 1759.
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