Paterson, New Jersey. Paterson Lottery of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures. Ca. 1797. Lottery Ticket. PMG About Uncirculated 55. No. 9201. Plate W. Printed on laid paper by J. Woods. Signed by J.B. Rea. 118mm x 41mm. Bold paper body, single vertical center fold. The Society of Useful Manufactures was the brainchild of the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and was established in 1791 as a public-private partnership to promote development in the city of Paterson along the Passaic River in New Jersey.
