Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-23
1908 Prizes
1897 Blanks
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each.
More Prizes than Blanks.

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The prize OF 90, 900 dolls floating atte. the
gun, and The 400 dolls. aiterthe 30th day'e
drawing. All prizes subject to deducti,a
OF IS per cent
( Forty drawings of 500 numbers each.
The lrst two thousand blanks will be eAiis
lied to ~ dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn: the hext 5000 blanks 10 D
dollars each, and will be made into thirty
one thousand dollar prizes, and all D utinlo
the wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also will beput
back INTO the wheel all the numbers which
may have drawn 5 dollar prizes thus, every
holder, instead of receiving tie cash Tor these
small prizes, will be entitled 10 sEcokU
CHANCE tor the grand capital OF 10000 dol.
lars. and The thirty OF loco dollars, besiass
What other prizes may remain in the wheel
NO scheme ever presented TO The public Dos.
sessed greater advantages than this, particu.
larry 70 early adventlyers. who, il is oby J.
ous,, may eachh have tao chances ,rith oaiy as
"cHet, II they adventure before a certain ne
ROD OF The drawing, when the wheels may be
richest. furthermore, the 1900 dollars, E
OF 1000, 20 OF loco. 90 OF boo. 90 of loo, 90.
VIZ v, ~ ;, a, be tLOhI ING FROM THECOM.
piENCEMENI OF The DRAINING,
Inc National Canal Lottery beng autbs.
fizea py Congress, the tickets can he sold in
every part OF the United States, which cir.
cnnistance, 1t is confidently believed. win
enable the Managers, from the rapid sale or
ucHets, 10 announce an cary day for The
drawing.
MANAGERS
Frederick May, Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas Law.
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard Parrot.
Hho have given security to The TIRE asnrv ~
he United States. for the payn,en. of tbs
orizes, in the penal sum OF one 6un1re5 them
sand dol!urs. 49, 80 ''O"
Prizes payable 60 days after the dta wing
ls completed.
TO THE PUBLIC:
Having been appointed sole agent, by thu
managers. OF the GRAND NATIONAL
CANAL LOTTERY, and having opened
Lottery Cfilce, two doors east CT Dsyis's Eo.
ei, fennsyiVania avenue, " ASKING ION city,
It may be deemed proper Eor he 10 sef lhrb
'he clai:hs winch Tins lottery has 10 be pet
ronage OF the citizens q the United States.
"ithout dwelling upon the advantages len.
oered 10 adventures by tie scheme, ! viii
"'"' 'ue o'Jeet 10 pe promoted by
this lottery, namely, the correction ri lie
Anacostia and Potomac rivers hy Cansi.
cannot fail TO be considered as truir no,snaa,
by every one who identifies The inproyemant
OF the Seat of Government. selected by ,ha
great Washington, with the honor and srsf;s
tude OF country enjoying all The BLESSINGS
OF freedom through his Unparalleled eyer
tons and virtue who, while yet The metro.
polls was in embryo, expatiated much ON tbe,
Canal now in part completed by moneys
raised from the drawing of the tp prev;ons
classes OF this Lottery. TO these cons,de.
ratIons may be added the fact, that This "a
nal, in passing through the city, approacbe.
the Capitol within few yards, and, at Tine
day, waters large portion of National Re-
serve IN this city, enhancing their yslpe md
consequently lessening the burtheDs ri ths
nation; fact fully eyempIl6ed by The cir
cumstance that the sales of public pronertv
IN the city amount to more than all tbe nub.
TIC buildings have hitherto cost the natirn
ne Canal is SO far completed that the
heavy materials for building the CapitoI arc
now brought in boats, and landed within
lew yards OF the. Capitol, thereby saving
TO the nation many Thousand dollar, ~
when completed the advantages derived fran,
1t VIII be lncalcuiable, not only 10 the CHI.
zens OF Washington, but to the nation. as aiI
national property passes the canal Toll free
making the completion of the canal trnjv p
national object.
:, BENJAMIN O: TYLER.
All persons DESTROYS of contracting for anv
number OF tickets will be pleased to forwar11
their orders to 'oi "at
IYLER'S