Lot of (3) Washington, D.C. Washington City Canal Lottery Tickets. Ca. 1796. Very Fine to Choice About Uncirculated. Included are: Washington City Canal Lottery No. 1 Quarter Ticket, Very Fine, signed by Daniel Carroll of Duddington. 87mm x 49mm. Short tear and small hole at center; Washington City Canal Lottery No. 1 Ticket, Extremely Fine, No. 16158 signed by Daniel Carroll of Duddington. 103mm x 41mm. Small hole at center; Washington City Canal Lottery No. 1 Ticket, Choice About Uncirculated, No. 1496, signed by Young. 106mm x 39mm. Small hole at center. A canal traversing Washington D.C. was included in Pierre LEnfants master plane for the federal city, though a canal did not come to fruition until 1815, after many false starts, including an unsuccessful fund-raising lottery in 1796 of which these three tickets are tangible remainders.
