Louisiana State Lottery Company Records, . 1878-1883

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Louisiana State Lottery Company Records, . 1878-1883

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Chartered in 1868 by the Louisiana General Assembly, the Louisiana State Lottery Company operated in the United States until 1893. After transferring its headquarters to Honduras, the company continued to sell lottery tickets illegally stateside until the United States Department of Justice closed the business down in 1907. The collection contains broadsides, tickets, and an order form from the Louisiana State Lottery Company. Records date from 1878 to 1883.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Louisiana State Lottery Company

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Chartered in 1868, held the monopoly for the lottery business in Louisiana until 1859, then transferred domicile to Honduras and continued to sell tickets in United States until 1906, when the business was broken up by United States Department of Justice. The sale of lottery tickets in La. was unlawful after ca. 1892. From the description of Louisiana State Lottery tickets and forms, 1881-1894. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 289033014 Incorporated in 1868, th...