The Austin Papers, Vol. 1 Pt. 1

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A.MElUCA.N HISTOR.lCAL ASSOClATION.

Scheme of Lottery say 10 000 Ticketts at 10 Dollars each is 100 000 Dollars to be dis- tributed in the following prises to say • 1 prise of 10 000 Dollnrs_______________________is 2 do 5 000 do ------------------------ 9 do 1 000 do ------------------------ 20 do 500 do ------------------------ 50 do 200 do ------------------------ 75 do 100 do ------------------------ 100 do 50 do ----------------------- 240 do 20 Do ________________________ 8370 do 10 Do 10 000· 10 000 9 000 10 000 10 000 7 500 5 000 4 800 33 700

Dolls 100 000

3867 Prises 6133 Blanks something over 1 1/2 blanks to a prize all the prises shall be subject to a discount of 15 pr Cent for the use of the Ter- ritory, also it is proposed that the following Prizes shall be paid of ~ Ticketts of the second 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 Classes

Tickets. JOOO Doll,. 1 of the 1000 Dollar prizes payable in 100 each 2000 ___ 4 of " 500 Dollar do do in 50 do 1000 __ 5 of " 200 Dollar do do in 20 do 1000 ___ 10 of " 100 Dollar • do do in 10 do 10 of 50 do______ do in 5 each 2'0 of 20 do do. in 2 do 410 of 10 do is 410

500 __ 400

4100

Tickets

597

10,000 Dollars you will see by this Scheme that the Territory will have the com- ma.nd of 25 thousand Dollars which if vested in Bank stock will give the Territory a command of ¼ of the proposed stock of 100 000 Dollars in as much as the 10 Thousand Dollars of the prizes in the first Class and so on to the 10 Class will remain in the hands of the Territory, I propose that the 15 Thousand Dollars which will be produced on the Other clases shall be expended in Opening a Territorial road and in Building bridges as the legislature may Direct all of which to be under Directors appointed by the Legisla- ture themselves- I also propose that the money vested in Bank stock say 25 000 Dollars shall be untouched for 10 years and the Dividends acruing each year shall be again vested in bank stock Now suppose the

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