Cobb, David, 1748-1830 [Petition of Lincoln County, Maine asking permission for a lottery to raise funds]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03794.02 Author/Creator: Cobb, David, 1748-1830 Place Written: Lincoln County, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 10 June 1790 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 37.5 cm, Width: 23.7 cm Order a Copy
Petition of inhabitants of Lincoln County, the District of Maine, asking for permission to start a lottery to raise funds to build a bridge over the Eastern River in June 1790. Includes 73 signatures. Marked as being received by the Massachusetts House of Representatives on 10 June 1790. Signed by David Cobb, Speaker of the House. Marked that the petition arrived in the Massachusetts Senate on 11 June 1790 and signed by Samuel Phillips, Jr., President of the Senate. Docket states it was referred to a committee on 24 June 1790. Extensive docketing on the petition.
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