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 BARRINGTON ]MEETING-HOUSE LOTTERY. 439 cording to Law, for the faithful discharge of their trust ; Provided, that they do not set forth a scheme of said Lottery, within six months from the rising of this Assembly." The tickets were written as follows : i in 5 Barrinffton Meeting House Lottery. ^ n The bearer of this ticket will be entitled to the prize that jl may be drawn ajjainst No. l649 atrreeably to the scheme of this lottery. i n n n

Dl THOMAS ALLIN,, „ ~ y Managers. B JOSHUA BICKNELL, in n n n 'ini i n HI The Directors, Messrs. Bicknell & Allin, issued 4,000 tickets, par value $4. If all had been sold, the lottery would have realized $16,000, less the prizes. There were 1,226 prizes of $4 each ; 52 prizes of gio each ; 24 prizes of $20 each ; 21 prizes of $2$ each ; 9 prizes of $$0 each ; 10 prizes of $100 each; 4 prizes of $200 each ; one prize of $500, and one prize of $1,000. The total was something over $10,000. Gen. Allin, one of the Managers of the Lottery, died in the year 1800, and in June, 1800, the General Assembly ap- pointed his son, William Allin, Esq., a lawyer of Barring- ton, as Manager, " to proceed upon the business of said lottery jointly with Joshua Bicknell, Esq." The tickets were sold at home by the managers, and in Providence and Boston by Lottery Brokers. Jonathan Hastings was their Boston broker, and the following letter from Mr. Hastings will make clear his method of doing business. Boston, 21 Feb 1800. " Messrs' Bicknell & Allin. Gentlemen — I think it probable that I could sell as many as five Tick- etts in Barrington Meeting House Lottery, If you see proper