Lottery Ticket 1777

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Lottery Ticket, Manuscript #MS 1996.48, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Summary

Creator:
Hampden-Sydney College
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lottery Ticket, Manuscript #MS 1996.48, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1996.
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Lotteries, Virginia