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Baltimore Hospital Lottery Broadside: A Cohen's Lottery & Exchange Office Advertisement, 1813

An approximately 8 x 11 inch broadside, printed entirely in red ink by B. Edes, advertising the Baltimore Hospital Lottery. Dated May 1, 1813, from Baltimore, Maryland. The broadside, acting as a stampless letter, was sent to Samuel Hannah in Phenix, Virginia. It details lottery prizes, ticket prices, and contact information for Jacob I. Cohen, Jr.'s lottery office. A conjugate printed sheet listing winning numbers from a July 1, 1813 drawing for the Medical College lottery, and an address panel with a partial Baltimore, MD postmark are included.

Associated People/Businesses

Cohen, Jacob I., 1789-1869
Hannah, Samuel
Cohen's Lottery & Exchange Office
Rough Creek Church
COHEN, J. I. JR. / (1789.1869)

Geography

Baltimore
Phenix
Virginia

Subjects

No subjects available.

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 2