Image of a broadside advertising a social banquet organized by Coburn & Co. for a lottery drawing taking place at the Union Hotel in Plaistow, New Hampshire on Thursday, November 7th, 1861. Tickets of admission cost two dollars, and prizes ranged from 5 cash gifts at $10.00 dollars each, to 200,000 gifts amounting to $400.00. The print is surrounded with a decorative border, and text on the broadside is written in about eight different font styles. "In writing, please address Coburn & Co., Plaistow, New Hampshire." --text, bottom of print.
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image
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1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 42.86 x 18.42 cm (16 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
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