Lottery ticket, 1777.

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Lottery ticket, 1777.

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Ticket number 1691 for the Hampden-Sydney College Lottery in 1777. The lottery was designed to raise funds for permanent college structures. The ticket is signed by William Cabell, one of the College's early trustees.

1 item; 5 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Hampden-Sydney College

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Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is the 10th oldest college in the United States and one of only three four-year, all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States. From the guide to the Lottery Ticket, 1777, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Cabell, William, 1730-1798.

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Surveyor and justice of the peace for Amherst County, Va., and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the Virginia House of Delegates, and the Virginia Senate. From the description of Commonplace books, 1769-1795. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30383475 ...