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The lottery to keep Jefferson out of bankruptcy...
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The lottery to keep Jefferson out of bankruptcy...

Item # 701488 ·
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1826  

* President Thomas Jefferson
* To begin a lottery to raise $$


The front page has a nice for: "Mr. Jefferson's Lottery".
Late in life Thomas Jefferson was in financial distress and his grandson organized a lottery of his holdings in an attempt to hold on to Monticello for the family. But it would not work out that way.
The front patge also has a list of any "Indian Treaties" in the year 1825.
Page3 2 begins with: "An Act Making Appropriations for the Support of the Navy of the United States..." signed: John Quincy Adams.
Four pages, several folds, nice condition.

Note: In 1826, Thomas Jefferson, despite his general opposition to lotteries, successfully petitioned the Virginia state legislature to approve a lottery to help fund his estate and Monticello after he faced financial difficulties. 
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$35
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.