BIB_ID
131835
Accession number
MA 489.49
Creator
Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781.
Display Date
1778 Nov. 18.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 23.7 cm
Notes
Endorsed on verso.
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
Written from "Head Quarters."
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
Written from "Head Quarters."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Announcing that there are "a few Tickets in the Second Class of the United States Lottery....ready for Sale at the Pay office where those who are inclined to become Adventurous are requested to apply as Soon as possible;" stating the schedule of Monthly returns in order that the General Returns to Congress may be completed in a timely fashion.
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