^Lot 151 Daniel Carroll

Founding Father of the United States (1730-1796). He was a prominent member of one of America's great colonial families that included his cousin Charles Carroll of Carrollton who signed the Declaration of Independence. He was one of only five men to sign both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States. Printed lottery ticket, 3 x 2, circa early 1790s, completed in manuscript. An early American lottery ticket issued to help fund the Washington City Canal "for cutting the Canal through the City of Washington to the Eastern-Branch Harbour." Numbered in manuscript and signed at the bottom by Daniel Carroll. Irregular edges, small hole near top, and scattered creases, otherwise fine condition.