Records of Harvard lotteries

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Three unused Harvard College lottery tickets printed in Boston on July 13, 1772. The first two tickets still have their stubs attached; the third does not.

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One unfilled Harvard College lottery ticket with its stubs attached printed in Boston on July 13, 1772 and mounted on board.

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Two filled out Harvard College Lottery tickets. Ticket No. 2781 for the fourth class drawing is signed to Henry Warren and endorsed on the verso, "Lottery Ticket - M. Morris." Ticket 7242 for the third class drawing is signed to "Jn Kneeland" and has no marks on the verso.

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One sheet containing five uncut lottery tickets for the first class drawing, each signed by J. Gardner.

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This box contains lottery tickets arranged by class (1-7) and a 1928 typed copy of an alphabetical list of tickets with signed endorsements. Some ticket bundles are wrapped in tissue paper and tied with string.

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This box contains 6th and 7th class lottery tickets in fragile condition wrapped in tissue paper bundles and tied with string.

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This box contains endorsed lottery tickets enclosed in polyester sheets and mounted on boards with only one side of the ticket viewable.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a selection of lottery tickets including photostat copies, framed and mounted tickets. There are four mounted tickets that display examples of a 1811 "warranted" lottery ticket used as legal tender, two quarter tickets issued by the lottery office, and one 1811 ticket that was divided into fifty tickets. The box also includes a photocopy of the 1811 Harvard College Lottery broadside that includes a view of the College engraved by Joseph Callender as well as...

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Broadside printed in Boston advertising a scheme of the fourth class of the Harvard College lottery signed October 22, 1795 by the Managers of the Lottery, Benjamin Austin, jun., George R. Minot, Samuel Cooper, Henry Warren, and John Kneeland.

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Tuesday August 18, 1795 issue of the New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, N.H) with an advertisement on the front page, third column for the Harvard College Lottery. The front page is inscribed "Capt. T. Brown."

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Leaf of an issue of the Boston Chronicle holding a first-column article about the Harvard College Lottery beginning "A Correspondent, who is knowing to the transactions of Harvard Lottery informs 'Philo-Observer,'" and discussing the controversy created by Silvanus Reed's (identified in the article as "Col. Reed") demand that manager Benjamin Austin, Jr. ("Mr. A") supply Reed's $20,000 prize from the Harvard lottery.

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Broadside printed in Boston in 1803 advertising a scheme of the fourth class of the Harvard College lottery signed March 7, 1803 by the Managers of the Lottery, John Williams, Nicholas Tillinghast, John Mellen, Phillips Payson, and John Gardner. The verso was used to mark lottery drawing information.

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One-page September 1806 circular announcing a drawing of the lottery on January 22, 1807. Contains a handwritten note asking for the deliver of ticket No. 1357.

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Leaf of pages 3 and 4 of the New-England Palladium with two advertisements for the Harvard Lottery. "April 9, 1811" is handwritten on the issue.

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Tuesday June 4, 1811 issue of the Greenfield, Mass. Traveller with an advertisement for the Harvard College lottery in the second column of the fourth page.

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Leaf of pages 3 and 4 of the August 2, 1811 issue of the New-England Palladium with two advertisement for the Harvard Lottery. "July 31, 1811" is handwritten on the issue.

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This folder contains financial records, mainly created around June 1807, related to the first class drawing of the Harvard College Lottery sanctioned by the General Court's 1806 legislation. The documents include managers' account statements, a one-sheet statement titled "Analysis of Accounts, June 1807," and receipts for advertisements, office supplies, and money collected by the managers' towards the lottery prizes.

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Pamphlet published by Oliver & Munroe in 1807 with handwritten annotations of unpaid prizes and calculations likely made by manager of the lottery, John Mellen. Inscribed: "J Mellen" on the cover.

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The hardcover volume records accounting entries for transactions between February 1811 and March 1814, including ticket sales, kept by Manager of the Lottery Patrick Jackson. The inside back cover is inscribed: "Patrick T. Jackson's Journal August 1, 1800."

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The hardcover volume contains the final entry of accounting records between February 1811 and March 1814 of the Harvard College lottery.

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This bound soft-cover volume contains handwritten lists of the prizes awarded from the first class lottery drawing between January 22, 1807 and February 24, 1807.

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This bound hardcover volume contains handwritten lists of the prizes awarded from the second class lottery drawing between May 21, 1807 and July 2, 1807.

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This bound hardcover volume contains handwritten lists of the prizes awarded from a lottery drawing, likely of the third class between January 14, 1808 and March 5, 1808. The cover of the volume is inscribed "Manager's book."

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This bound hardcover volume contains handwritten lists of the prizes awarded from the fourth class lottery drawing between May 30, 1808 and July 20, 1808.

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This volume contains handwritten lists of the prizes awarded from the lottery drawings between January 22, 1807 and February 24, 1807.