Fundraising lottery tickets printed to raise money for a new lying-in hospital in Dublin. Also included in the file is a photocopy of pages from the history of the Rotunda Hospital by T P C Kirkpatrick (1913) relating to the lottery and raising funds for the new building.
Dublin Lying-in Hospital Lottery Tickets, 1753-1754
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- Dates of Creation1753-1754
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 folder
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Administrative / Biographical History
In 1753, Bartholomew Mosse revisited a failed lottery scheme of 1751 to raise money to complete the building of the new lying-in hospital in Dublin. This was connected to the Dutch lottery, and it was hoped that the scheme would produce £10,000 for the hospital. However, only £2,450 was secured, and difficulties were encoutered in paying off insurance claims for prize-winners. By 1755 lottery schemes were forbidden by law, and Mosse had to find other ways to raise funds for the hospital.
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Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Penny Hutchins, College Archivist in March 2015
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Custodial History
Discovered in the College Library and transferred to the Archives in 1994; thought to have been donated to the Library during the 1970s, although there is no record of direct source or date of donation.