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To George Washington from Benjamin Stoddert, 17 February 1774

From Benjamin Stoddert

Blad[ensbur]gh [Md.] 17th Feby 1774

Sir

I have a Tickett No. 5272 in Lord Stirlings Lottery,1 the Gentn from whom I bought it, tells me the Lottery is drawn, & that you wou’d be kind enough to inform me of the success of my Tickett, which if you do, by a Line directed to me at Bladensburgh, You will much Oblige Sir Yr Obedt Sert

Benja. Cana. Stoddert

ALS, DLC:GW.

Benjamin Stoddert (1751–1813) of Charles County, Md., was the son of Thomas Stoddert (d. 1761), an officer with the Maryland troops during the French and Indian War. Stoddert later came in to prominence in the development of the District of Columbia. For some reason, he added “Canada” to his name throughout much of his life.

1. For details of Lord Stirling’s lottery, see GW to George William Fairfax, 19 Jan. 1773, n.1, and Lord Stirling to GW, 31 Oct. 1774, n.1.

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    “To George Washington from Benjamin Stoddert, 17 February 1774,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-09-02-0362. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 9, 8 January 1772 – 18 March 1774, ed. W. W. Abbot and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994, p. 486.]

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