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This Was Then: The gamblers - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Joseph Thaxter, born in Hingham in 1744, grew up sickly and impoverished. He worked on his parents’ meager farm until the age of 19, and planned to become a cooper. But then he bought a winning lottery ticket, and used his substantial proceeds to attend Harvard. After graduating in 1768 (and for a while thereafter […] ....

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This Was Then: The gamblers - The Martha's Vineyard Times

This Was Then: The gamblers - The Martha's Vineyard Times
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