The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg [Va.], 1777-03-28 00:00:00, page 1

THE; VI-RGLN'IA GAZET'TEssj
.ffiFreedm ofsitiie Pre/j it one oftbe great Bul-wurlu of.,Liberty, andcsim never be restrained busst by'dqspotic Govemmerm.
{MAkcn 28, 1777.] -WILLIAMSBURG: Fripted by DlXON EFHUNTERss (No. 1*337.]
UNITED STATES LOTTERssf.
THIRD CLAssS'
ono, 000 licked, at 30
THE SCHEME is,
Wsincflss " 3,000,000
m: th'! Lorssfugfisst my .f
anpfliofiss. 5! l 5 [er ce . Hiooo
Foun canon ofm Mcd
loSSQMO
tbousud tiden each.
No. Prizu. :. "
: of 30,ooo is 30,000 .
Flnsi' CLAS s.
: zo,ooo lo,ooo'
: :5,0oo m 30,000
!
locto,0ootickcu,nlo !,000,000
: lo,000 10,000
dollm nch, are
lo 5000 50,ooo
Deduaion :: 15 per cent. : 50,000 si
500 :000 aoo,ooo
olooo 500 500,000
! 50,000
800,000
Cmied (o qcth chsl, 900,000
Nor Prisa.- Dollan.
: of lo,000 is : 000
* s,550,ooo
: 5000 Ire !qooo
F 0 (1 R T !! C L A 8 8.
50 1000 go,!!oo
100 000 (ickets at 40
dsillan eachssm } 4'00' "00
400 500 Ioo,000
: oo,00 50 400,000
Deduction, at 15 per cent- 600,000
Curied to 46: clasa, p00,000
314001000
850,000
Brought from the first class, aoo,ooo
second do. 500,ooo
SECOND CLASS.
— — — third do. 900,ooo
100,ooo ticken, at no
! z,0oo,ooo
,ooo,ooo
dollan each, are
Priam. n.
No.
Deduction at ! 5 per cent. 300,ooo
] of 50,ooo il 50,000
: 25,ooo are 50,000
1,700,000
: 1 5,000 30,0oo
' a 10,ooo 10,000
No. Priut- Dollan.
10 5000 50,0oo
: of :o,ooo ll 20,000ct.
100 1000 100,ooo
: 10,0'00 are zo,0oo
zoo 500 100,000
10 5000 50,ooo
1000 300 300,0oo
100 1000 100,0oo
1 5,ooo zoo 3,0oo,ooo
. 810 500 41 0,ooo
:6,000 50 1,3oo,ooo
zo,ooo 30 600,ooo
_.___..
Carried to 4th clasa, 500,ooo
4z,317 Prizes. 5,ooo,ooo
..____
57,683 Blanks.
11700,ooo
100,000 'Tickets.-——-Not near one.
T H I R D and a half blanks to a prize.
HlS lette is set on foot by a resolution of Congress, passed at
Philadelphta the tBth day of November 1776, for the purpose of
raising a sum of money on loan, bearing an annual interest of four Per
cent. which, with the sum arising from the deduction, is to be applied
for carrying on the present most just and necessary war, in defence of the
lives, liberties, and property, o the inhabitants of these Unitetl States.
The fortunate adventurers in the first class, and so in the second and
third, who draw'mm-e than thirty or forty dollars, shall, at their option,
receive a treasury bank note for the prize or prizes drawn, payable at the
end of five years, and an annual interest at the rate of four per cent. or
the pre-emption of such tickets in the next succeeding cles: as shall not
be renewed within the time hereafter limited.
EVery adventures in the first class shzll have a right to go though the
subsequent classes, but shall not be obliged to do it.'
The drawen of men , thirty, and tart dollan, in the sirsi, second,
and third classes, who o not apply for their money within six weeks
after the drawing il finished, shall be deemed adventurers in the next
succeeding clasa, and have their ticketc renewed, without any further
trouble.
If any other shall neglect or decline takin out and paying the price of
their ticket to: a subsequent class, within :: weeks after the drawing is
ended, their tibkeu shall be fold to the fortunate adventure" in the prr
ceeding 'clasl, or to such an flull apply for the (nue.
The fortunm Idventmn in the lah dist. who draw fifty dollars,
(hill, npdn apylicatidn to the commiffiomn of the loan offices in the
respective Statet where the dnwen jestde, receive their money without
nay deduaipn; end all who" (hw above fist dollnrc shall neceive in l' e
manus, without deduflion, For the sum- nwn, bank trsiensury no s,
plylble .! the end of five yea:- lfter the dnwia at the lozn office of the
Snte !- whieh the 'dnwm resode. The intere to commence from the
lhsil day of drawing, lad to be paid lnmnlly at the said wspcctive loan
o ces; - - .
At this lothery is eshhlished for the sole purpose of raising : sum of
money for carrying on the present jufl war, undertaken in defence of chcte
dight nld liberties of Annessitls in which every individual, and their -
Fofierity, will be so deeply interefled, it it not doubted, but every real
fiend to hie country mll most cheerf'ully become an adventures, and ,
that the sale of the ticketl will be very rapid, es cially as even the
unsuccesdful adventure: will have the leasing reflec ion ot having con.
tributed in ; degree toct the gsireat and g oriout Amcrican cause.
The manage" . inted y Congrel's are, Sharp Delany, John Pur
viance, Owen Bid le, David jackson, jacob Bzrge, ]onathm B. Smith,
and james Searle, who are upon oath, and give bond for the f..ithhll
dischargc of their trust.
The drawing of the first class will begin at Philadelphin the loth day
of April next, or sooner, is sooner full.
The public will be advcrtised as soon as the tickets are ready for me.
The mana ro are inflructed to sell the tickets for ready money only.
Pb lbiu, Detmber 13, 1776.
" IN 0 N G R E 5 8 Novennm 17, 1776.
" Re/bl-wd, thut it be recommended to the legiflaturcs of the Unind
Statet respective] to pass such laws at will most effectually tend to pre
vent the counte eiting or forging the tickets of the public.
Extract from the minutes.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secsiry.
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THE BEAUTlFUL mGHssBLooDED HORSE
MERRY TOM,
ElNG in hijh Perfection,'will stand .: the mctb _
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Hill: in Su tx County, to cover Marn at 30 ,,
sit,
the Leap, 3]. the Season, and 5]. to ensitre.-----..
MERRY TOM wan bred by Mr. !!Glliam Parh-r of
Ne-wcastlt, in England, he was got by REGUL'us,
his Dam by LOCUST, a Son of CRAd, his Grand.
. -- -- mdam bya Son of FLYING .CHlLDERs, hie great
Grandam by Ol,D PAnTNER. The above .HOlsL' won the: 300 Guinca.
sweep Stukcs at Rirbmond, then 4. Years old; he won 50]. at Dlsicrtm,
and the Nulz'sscmcn an'! Gentlsi-mm's Suhscriptinh at Cupar, then 5 YCIsl
old; this ] hctve from under the IH']IOHC["S Hand. Good Paltumge;
sm- Man s siqmlix, but will not be answcrable for any that may get awa
or he stolen. (4H) HENRY GEE.
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VVlLLlAMSBURG, Mm'rb 24, 1777.
URSUANT to an Orderof Fork County
Court, appointing us to agree with some Pellbn to make the Cretk
navsisigable thxough the Stone Bridge, lately erected .at the Capim] Land.
ing, and to step up the said Creek where the old Bndge now Hands, we
ive this public Notice, that we shall Frocced to let the said Wonk lo the
Fowest Bidder, on Tutsda} the lsth of next Month, at 3 o'Clock in 1th
Afternoon, at the CApitol Landing. . si .
.si DUDLEY DYGGE'Q.
" JOHN BLAIR: .
DAVlD. ]AM
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