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Lottery Ticket, Manuscript #MS 1996.48, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Purchase, 1996.
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.
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.
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