Smallwood & Co.

Corresponding Agency for the

Delaware State Lotteries

Box 717 Wilmington, Del.

                                                                                    Arlington—Del—March 1861

 

Dear Sir

            Having met by chance with your address and being superstitious enough to believe that it was by direction of “Old Dame Fortune”; We have taken the liberty of sending you a Scheme of a truly Grand and Brilliant Lottery, to be drawn in Public Assembly,  in Wilmington—Delaware, on Monday April 29^th 1861, class 254 (See Scheme enclosed.) We have selected and now hold for you in this Splendid Lottery a Package of 26 well arranged Tickets, which can draw you the four highest Prizes, amounting to nearly $50.000, and will be sent you for the Small sum of $20, Bills on any Bank good where issued. This Package gives you the advantage of $32⁵⁰ worth of Tickets, and to Convince you of our Confidence in its success, we will promise to send you another Package for nothing, if the one selected does not draw $6,000, more than you sent us. We make this offer in good faith with a desire to sell you a Good Prize, and the only return we ask of you is, after we send you the money the Package draws, you will use your influence to increase our Business, in your locality. Enclose us the $20, and the Package will be sent you by return mail, the amount the Package draws, in be sent the day after the drawing takes place. ~

 

Hoping to hear from you soon we are

 

                                                            Very Respectfully Yours

                                                            Smallwood & Co.

 

Box 717—Wilmington—Delaware

P.S. ~ All money sent by Express, comes at our risk, or by mail at your desire.

                                                                                                                        S & Co.

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