May 25, 1803.

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In the “Salem Gazette” will be found the advertisements of two of the College Lotteries.  Rhode Island College is now Brown University.

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R.  Island College Lottery.

THE Corporation of the College, wishing to discharge in the best manner the trusts reposed in them for the education of youth, and finding their funds inadequate to this purpose, have obtained of the General Assembly of the state of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations the grant of a Lottery.  As the sole object of this is the public good, it is hoped that the exertions of the Corporation will meet the wishes and secure the co-operation of all the friends of science and virtue.  The College was founded entirely by the generosity of individuals.  Though it has received no patronage from the legislative body, yet through the assiduous labours of its officers it has become considerably distinguished, &, it is hoped, has merited the attention of the public.  It, however, is under great disadvantages for want of larger pecuniary resources.  Of the necessity of these for the establishment of a complete system of liberal education, every one must be sensible who entertains a just conception of the vast extent of science.—­Those who are disposed to promote the Lottery now brought forward, may be assured that the whole business will be transacted with the utmost exactitude and fidelity.  Of this they cannot doubt, when they are informed that the management of it is wholly under the direction of the following respectable Committee, appointed by the Corporation, viz.  JOHN BROWN, Esq.  WELCOME ARNOLD, Esq.  Mr. JOHN MASON, Col.  WILLIAM RUSSELL, and Mr. JOHN P. IVES.

The Subscribers, being appointed by the Committee as Managers
of the Lottery, and having given bonds according to law, now
offer to the public the following

SCHEME.

CLASS FIRST.

dols. dols.

1     Prize of     4000     is      4000
1                  2000             2000
2                  1000     are     2000
4                   500             2000
20                   100             2000
40                    50             2000
60                    30             1800
100                    20             2000
1000                    12            12000
3000                     9            27000
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3328  Prizes, amounting to            46000
Drawback,           8000
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9000  Tickets, at 6 dollars each, are 54000

The drawing of this Lottery will commence on MONDAY, the 16th day of APRIL next, and continue till it shall be completed.  A list of Prizes will be published in the Providence Gazette, and the Prizes paid on demand.  Those not called for within six months after the drawing of the Lottery, will be considered as generously given to the College.

JOHN WHIPPLE,
SAMUEL THURBER, jun.