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The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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A bet of $500 to $1000 is offered that Andrew Gregg will win a majority in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election on the second Tuesday of October. A friend via the Philadelphia Democratic Press accepts and counters with $500 to $5000 that J. Andrew Shultz will win, with stakes to be deposited in a New Jersey bank.
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A bet of from $500 to $1000 is offered that Andrew Gregg will receive a majority of the votes of the freemen of Pennsylvania, for governor, on the second Tuesday of October next.
"A friend (says the Philadelphia Dem. Press of Saturday week.) requests us to say he will accept the above bet; or he will make the sum from $500 to $5000, J. Andrew Shultz will, and that Andrew Gregg will not receive a majority of the votes, for governor at the next election in October—The money to be deposited in one of the banks in New Jersey, and the bet made in that state."
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Pennsylvania
Event Date
Second Tuesday Of October Next
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A bet of $500 to $1000 is offered that Andrew Gregg will receive a majority of votes for governor. A friend accepts via the Philadelphia Democratic Press and offers $500 to $5000 that J. Andrew Shultz will win, with money to be deposited in a New Jersey bank and bet made in that state.