British advertisements for Valentine's Day lottery
Scope and Contents
An artificially assembled collection of four lottery advertisements, publicizing what was possibly the largest lottery in Britain in 1816. The items span from approximately 1815 to 1816. The slips were likely printed in 1815, but mass distributed in 1816. The slips were issued sold by Hazard, Burne, & Company and other contractors.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1815-1816
Creator
- Hazard, Burne, & Co. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
This is an artificially assembled collection, so no biographical or historical note is required.
Extent
0.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal size folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
An artificially assembled collection of four lottery advertisements, publicizing what was possibly the largest lottery in Britain in 1816. The items span from approximately 1815 to 1816. The slips were likely printed in 1815, but mass distributed in 1816.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These items were purchased from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers in December 2013.
Processing Information
Processed by Jordon Steele, March 2015. Additional processing by Annie Tang, November 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- British advertisements for Valentine's Day lottery
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
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