Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-12
1908 Prizes
1897 Blanks
100000
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each.
More Prizes than Blanks.


More Prizes than Blanks.
The prize of 10000 dolls. floating afte- the
2otb, and the 20, 900 dolls. aftertb 30th davis
drawing. All prizes subject to deduction
OF Is per cent
Forty drawings of 500 numbers each.
:, ne hrst two thousand blanks will be enti.
ueo ~ ~ dollars each, and payable IN cash
as soon as drawn: the next 5000 blanks TO 5
dollars each, and will be made into thirty
one thousand dollar prizes, and all ut INTO
The wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also vii! be put
back INTO the wheel all the numbers which
may nave drawn s dollar prizes thus, every
holder, instead of receiving the cash Cor these
small prizes, will be entitled to a SECOND
CHANCE for the grand capital of 10000 dol.
lars, and the thirty OF loco dollars, besides
Wnat DINER prizes may remain in the wheel.
NO scheme ever presented to the public pos
sesSeo greater advantages than this, particu.
larry to early adventnrers, who, il is obyi-
Gus, may each have tao chances zri,h oa/,, me
ucset, II they adventure before certain De
riod OF the drawing, when the wheels may he
rlcnest. Furthermore, the 10000 dollars, 9
OF 1000, 20 OF loco. 20 Of 300. Go ofioo. SC.
viii al be FLOATING FROM The COM
MEsNCEhENT OF THE DRAWING.
ne National Canal Lottery being aulbo.
riZeo by Congress. the tickets can be sold IN
every part OF the United States, which cir.
cumstance. It is confidently believed, will
enable the Managers, from tie rapid sale Of
licSets, 10 announce an cary day for tie
drawing.
MANAGERS.
Frederick May. Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas Law.
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young.
Richard Parrot,
VINO nave given security 10 the Treasury OF
Inc United States. Tor The paymep; Of the
pfzes, ID the penal sum OF one Hundred Mou
Prizes payable 60 days after the drawing
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having been appointed sole agent. NV the
managers, OF the GRAND NATIONAL
CANAL LOTTERY, and having opened ;,
Lottery Othce, two doors east OF Jayls's Ho-
tel, pennsylvania avenue, Washing ton citv
IT may be deemed proper for me to set lorth
the claims which this lottery has 10 The nat.
Tonage OF the citizens of the United StaI,s
'thout dwelling upon the ADVANTAGES len.
deredto adventures by the scheme will
observe, that the object TO be promoted bv
TINS lottery, namely, the come ctjon of The
AnacostIa and Potomac rivers by Canai
cannot tail 10 be considered as truly no,,onn,
by every one who identifies the jmDroyenent
OF the Seat of Government, selected by tho
great Washington, with the honor and o.rs,;,
tuoe OF country enjoying all the blessings
OF freedom through his unparalleled exer
lions and virtue who, While yet the metro.
polls was in embryo, expatiated much on The
Canal. now in part completed by moneys
raised from the drawing of the two preyinns
classes of this Lottery. To these eons,de.
rations may be added the fact, that this -.
nal, in passing through The city, apprOacbex
the Capitol within few yards, and. At tb,s
day, waters large portion of National Re-.
serve IN this city, enhancing their value and
lessening The burtbens of the
nation; TACT fully exempIi6ed by the cir
that the sales of public pronertv
ID the city amount to more than all The nuh.
nc buildings have hitherto cost the natinn
The Canal is so far completed Thai tho
asaVy materials for building the CapitoI arc
low brought in boats, and landed within
ew, yards Of the Capitol, thereby saving
o the nation many thousand doliore ND
when completed the advantages deriyed frnn,
will be lncalculable, not only 10 the cit;.
,ens OF Washington, but TO tho nation &c III
lati. property passes the canal toll free
making the completion of the canal trJjv :,
rational object. '''5 d
-, BENJAMIN o. TYLER
All persons DESTROYS of CONTRACTING ior .n
lumber OF tickets will be pleased to forwaxJ5,
heir orders to ~ toi o."
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