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  • Collection: Early American Numbers

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Multiplication table illustrated on the roots of an Indian Banyan tree, with accompanying tables and descriptions

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Bound manuscript of arithmetic textbook created by student in Susanna Rowson's academy for girls in Boston. Handwritten book is simultaneously an exercise in learning math, penmanship, and business genres.

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Ticket for lottery drawing, 3rd class, to raise funds to build a bridge in Newcastle

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Lottery ticket, 6th class, for Rhode Island state lottery

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Lottery ticket, 4th class, for Harvard College drawing

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Ticket for lottery to promote literature in New York state

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A table explaining and visualizing the numeration system for schoolchildren and others learning the fundamentals of math and calculation.

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Table of square roots from Fisher

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Math word problem about calculating a nobleman's income
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