William Newsum Jr., at Williamsburg, to [unknown], 1804
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- Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1
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Discusses public office candidates, the lottery system at William & Mary, government and economy, and his desire to become a lawyer.
"I intended when I was in Norfolk to have asked you to purchase some of the tickets in the W&M lottery and at least to assist the sale of them by every execution – The time for drawing it is approaching fast, and I believe the tickets have had a very limited circulation."
From the William & Mary Libraries Wiki: A lottery was held for the benefit of the College of William & Mary at various times from about 1804-1812.
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- English
Access and use
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