RARE CITY OF WASHINGTON D. C. CANAL LOTTERY TICKET 1796 SIGNED NOTLEY YOUNG
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:58767998 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1800 |
A rare original printed and manuscript completed ticket for the WASHINGTON CITY CANAL LOTTERY, held in 1796 to raise funds to cut a canal through the newly created District of Columbia to connect Tiber Creek with the Potomac River. The plan was unsuccessful.....This lottery ticket was signed by NOTLEY YOUNG [1738-1802], whose family were the original proprietors of parts of the land donated to create the City of Washington. The Capitol building was built near where his house once stood..............One page, size 1 5/8" x 4", hand made rag paper, very good condition for such a rare survivor [see scan], ........Guaranteed original.....$5.00 shipping............ Fifty years in business. 14 day return. Check our feed backs and buy with confidence. Payment expected within three days unless other arrangements are made. Thank you for looking........
