Lotteries in Colonial America explores lotteries in England and the American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From the founding of Jamestow

Lotteries in Colonial America examines the role lotteries played in the economic life of the colonies, as an alternative form of raising revenue for public and

The purpose of this work is to explore lotteries in England and the American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From the founding of the Jame

"Bibliographical essay": pages [285]-398. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [299]-323).