Records of Harvard lotteries, 1772-1814

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Records of Harvard lotteries, 1772-1814

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The records of the Harvard lotteries are comprised of materials created in the process of administering the Harvard College lotteries sanctioned by Massachusetts General Court to raise money for dormitory-building projects. The collection consists of five series containing lottery tickets, newspaper and broadside lottery announcements, accounting records, and administrative lists used to manage the lottery drawings. Most of the documents were created by the managers of the lottery in organizing, publicizing, and drawing the lotteries, and provide a resource for studying the operations of state-sanctioned lotteries in late 18th and early 19th century Massachusetts.

2.4 cubic feet (10 folders, 13 volumes, and 3 boxes)

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7995547

Harvard University Archives.

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