Ticket to Bankers' and Merchants Presentation Enterprise held at Irving Hall c1867, presented by Clark Webster & Co. NCY

New York City: Clark Webster & Co, 1867. A 2 3/4" x 5 1/4" thin paper ticket for a lottery to be held sometime it 1868. An elaborate swindle that took money from hopefuls for approximately 6 months. Each ticket was $1. It was promoted as a $1.2 M give away ... Some of the agents were arrested while Clark Webster was never found. Each ticket was numbered. This ticket is 1191793.