signed
by DANIEL CARROLL
(WASHINGTON CITY CANAL). The Washington City Canal was a public works project in early Washington D.C. that was meant to cultivate commerce and industry in the city. The canal connected the Eastern Branch (Anatostia River) to the Potomac River and Tiber Creek. The canal was began in 1810 and opened in 1815. Unfortunately, it was never a big success, and it was filled in 1871 after having fallen into disrepair. It passed through what is now the National Mall. DANIEL CARROLL OF DUDDINGTON (1764-1849). Daniel was the son of Charles Carroll of Duddington and he a major landowner in Washington D.C. who owned the land that would become Capitol Hill. DS. 1pg. 4 ¼” x 1 ¾”. No date. No place [likely Washington, DC]. A printed lottery ticket signed “Danl Carroll of Duddn”. The ticket reads: “This Ticket will entitle the Possessor to such Prize as may be drawn to its Number, in Lottery No. 1, for cutting the Canal through the City of Washington to the Easter-Branch Harbour”. Lotteries were popular ways of funding public and private projects in early America. The lottery ticket is in very good condition with a dark signature and a scalloped left edge. (Inventory #: 4958)