Louisiana State Lottery Company records, 1878-1883 [manuscript].

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Louisiana State Lottery Company records, 1878-1883 [manuscript].

Broadsides and tickets, 1878-1883, relating to the Louisiana State Lottery Company.

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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...