Washington City Canal Lottery Ticket

Description:

Ticket number 1774 for Washington City Canal Lottery No. 1, signed by Notley Young; no date. Letterpress-printed in black with patterned borders and text on a rectangular piece of laid paper; no watermark.

Date Made: ca 1796

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Credit Line: Gift of The Heirs of William and Dennis Ramsay

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.220760.016Accession Number: 220760Catalog Number: 220760.016

Object Name: ticket, lottery

Physical Description: ink (overall material)paper, laid (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 in x 4 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 10.795 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-f5f9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1000614

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