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  • Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... February 11th, 1890

    Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... February 11th, 1890

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    Image of a broadside advertising the Louisiana State Lottery drawn on February 11th, 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Majority of the print is of a chart listing the number of gifts and amount of money awarded in the drawing. Below the title, bordered with decorative elements is a statement about the validity of the drawing. Bottom portion of the print is divided into two columns by a decorative design, the left portion lists the names of individuals and banks involved in organizing the drawing, including: R.M. Walmsley, President Louisiana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux, President State National Bank; A. Baldwin, President N.O. National Bank; Carl Kohn, President Union National Bank. The right of the decorative design is signed by former Confederate generals G.T. Pierre Beauregard and G.T. Jubal Early, who both worked as supervisors of the Louisiana State Lottery Company. M.A. Dauphin, president of the Louisiana State Lottery Company at the time, is listed as the contact person for addressed letters. Verso is printed in dark blue and is titled, “The Semi-Annual Record"; includes partial results of drawings held from August 1889 to January 1890.

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  • Every ticket a prize! No blank tickets! ... : lottery for the benefit of the state of Delaware, class 252 for 1861

    Every ticket a prize! No blank tickets! ... : lottery for the benefit of the state of Delaware, class 252 for 1861

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    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.

    priJLC_SPO_003570

  • Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... April 10th, 1888

    Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... April 10th, 1888

    Visual Materials

    Image of a broadside advertising the Louisiana State Lottery drawn on April 10th, 1888 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Majority of the print is of a chart listing the number of gifts and amount of money awarded in the drawing. Bottom portion of the print is divided into two columns by a decorative design, the left portion lists the names of individuals and banks involved in organizing the drawing, including: R.M. Walmsley, President Louisiana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux, President State National Bank; A. Baldwin, President N.O. National Bank; Carl Kohn, President Union National Bank. The right of the decorative design is signed by former Confederate generals G.T. Pierre Beauregard and G.T. Jubal Early, who both worked as supervisors of the Louisiana State Lottery Company. M.A. Dauphin, president of the Louisiana State Lottery Company at the time, is listed as the contact person for addressed letters.

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  • Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... September 9th, 1890

    Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... September 9th, 1890

    Visual Materials

    Image of a broadside advertising the Louisiana State Lottery drawn on February September 9th, 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Majority of the print is of a chart listing the number of gifts and amount of money awarded in the drawing. Below the title, bordered with decorative elements is a statement about the validity of the drawing. Bottom portion of the print is divided into two columns by a decorative design, the left portion lists the names of individuals and banks involved in organizing the drawing, including: R.M. Walmsley, President Louisiana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux, President State National Bank; A. Baldwin, President N.O. National Bank; Carl Kohn, President Union National Bank. The right of the decorative design is signed by former Confederate generals G.T. Pierre Beauregard and G.T. Jubal Early, who both worked as supervisors of the Louisiana State Lottery Company. Verso is printed in dark blue and is titled, “A Partial List,” includes partial results of drawings held from March to August 1890.

    priJLC_SPO_003579

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    Surveyor General's Fee-Book

    Manuscripts

    Double-entry fee book, sums of returns are recorded as an "open-book" account. Entries include: Elisha Boudinot, William Burnet, Aaron Burr, John DeLancey, Azariah Dunham, James Drummond the Earl of Perth, Peter Knott, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, James Parker, the heirs of Richard Penn, "Ramopock Committee," Gen. John Reid, John Rutherfurd, Anthony Sharp and his heirs, Joseph Sharp, John Stevens, and others

    mssHM 58267

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    Brock Collection: Records and correspondence of the Board of Managers of the Washington National Monument Society, (bulk1833-1859)

    Manuscripts

    Correspondence, minutes of proceedings, collectors' accounts, announcements, addresses, and other documents emanating from the Board of Managers, chiefly from the files of Peter Forces. Other correspondents include George Watterston, John Adams Dix, and John Carroll Brent. Included are items that document the conflict between the "old" Board of Managers and the body created by the Know-Nothings

    mssBR Box 102