The General Assembly of Rhode Island grant a lottery for the "advancement of religion" in 1794. Advertised in Boston.
SCHEME of a
LOTTERY—
Granted by the Honourable General Aſſembly of the State of Rhode-Iſland, &c. at their Seſſion held in October, 1794, for the purpoſe of finiſhing a House for Public Worship—Conſiſting of 3000 Tickets, at 3 dollars each, to be paid in the following Prizes, ſubject to a Deduction of Twelve and an Half per Cent.
| 1 | Prize of | 1000 | Dollars, is | 1000 |
| 1 | 500 | 500 | ||
| 2 | Prizes of | 250 | 500 | |
| 5 | 100 | 500 | ||
| 10 | 50 | 500 | ||
| 20 | 25 | 500 | ||
| 50 | 10 | 500 | ||
| 1000 | 5 | 5000 | ||
| —— | —— | |||
| 1089 | Prizes. | 9000 | ||
| 1911 | Blanks. | |||
| —— | ||||
| 3000 | Tickets. | |||
As this Lottery was granted for promoting Public Worſhip, and the advancement of Religion, we flatter ourſelves that every well-wiſher to Society and good Order will become cheerful adventurers. For thoſe who adventure from Motives of Gain, the Scheme is advantageouſly calculated, there being leſs than two Blanks to one Prize—and Bonds given for the faithful performance of the truſt repoſed in us.
As a conſiderable number of the Tickets are already engaged, we expect to draw ſaid Lottery by the firſt of May next. Prizes not demanded within ſix months after drawing will be deemed as generouſly given towards finiſhing ſaid Houſe. The time and place of drawing will be notified—a Liſt of the Prizes will be immediately publiſhed in the Herald of the United States—and paid on demand.
| MARTIN LUTHER, | } | Managers. |
| WILLIAM BARTON, | ||
| DANIEL KELLEY; |
Warren, Nov. 28, 1794.
☞ Tickets and Quarters of Tickets in the above Lottery, may be had at the Poſt-Office, Boſton.
Jan. 31, 1795.