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The lottery ticket : an American tale
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Manuscripts
Signed by Samuel Blodget. Possibly accessioned with George Washington letter to Thomas Johnson, 1794 January 23 (HM 5385) but was most likely not an enclosure to that letter.
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Visual Materials
Image of a broadside listing information about lottery prizes for a drawing taking place on Saturday, April 27th, 1861 in Wilmington, Delaware. The scheme on the print lists totals of "76,076 prizes, amounting to $578,557," and the print advertises tickets selling for $10. The venders of the lottery drawing are Bowers Wilkins & Co., and Wood, Eddy & Co. are the managers. The broadside is surrounded by a decorative border with intricate scrollwork.
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Visual Materials
Company: Bowers, Wilkins & Co., Wilmington (Del.). Company: Wood, Eddy & Co., Wilmington (Del.).
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Manuscripts
Printed ticket, numbered and signed. (1 page)
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