Lottery records, 1749-1954.

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Lottery records, 1749-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74214315

Contains records which document the Philadelphia Lottery (1749-1750), the Connecticut Lottery (1753-1754), the New Jersey College Lottery (1761), the New Jersey College Lottery (1763-1764), and the Delaware Lottery (1772-1774). The materials include account information, broadside lottery announcements, lists of winning tickets and prizes, and actual lottery tickets. Also in the collection are materials from a Princeton University Library exhibit about the lotteries.

5.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114787

Princeton University Library

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