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named Conn
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a black Man received from shillings for
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this InsuranceThis Informant waited till the drawing
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of the Lottery began which was about Nine o' Clock. That
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the two wheels now produced are the same which were used
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That Girl drew out the Numbers and a Boy drew the
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Blanks and Prizes, the Girl delivered the Numbers to Conner
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and the Boy delivered the Blanks and Prizes to the said
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Thomas Moon
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who called them over, the Numbers were
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then delivered to a young Woman who threadled them together
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with a Needle. That this Examinant also saw the said
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John Mc. Donald
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in the Room, He had a Book before him
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and Pen and Ink and took down Numbers in his Book
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from different People form whom he received money for
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Insurance That about seven or eight People made
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Insurance for whom he took down Numbers for that
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evenings drawing and from each of whom he received
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Money it was called the Twenty seventh day of drawing
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That after the drawing began this Examinant saw the
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said
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John Mc. Donald
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sit at the Table and insert the
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Numbers in a Book as called out by Conner and the blanks
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and Prizes as called out by Moon That the drawing
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lasted about twenty Minutes; there were in the room
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and down Stairs waiting for the drawing of the Lottery
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about Twenty People all or most of whom had Insured
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that Evening before the drawing began and when the
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drawing was finished it turned out, that not one of the
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Twenty Persons got any Prizes except one who got 5/3 prize
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after this she came away and this Informant further
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saith that she went again on Monday Evening last, and
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found the same Persons as before That this Examinant
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insured the same Numbers vizt. No 7 and 46. to receive
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half a Guinea for each if they came up either a Blank or
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Prize and she paid thirteen Pence for each number to
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Conner the black Man. That the Lottery began about
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Nine and was finished in about twenty Minutes
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about one hundred numbers being drawn out nearly
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twenty People were there as the Night before and all
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or most of them made Insurances-That no Prizes
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came up this Night, not one of the insured numbers.
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