[Ads-l] Antedating of "Three-Card Monte"

[Bill Mullins]

Slightly earlier:

1851 Daily Pacific News 18 Feb  2/3

A monte dealer, by the name of Moore, complained of a man for coming the "grab game" on his pile, while playing "three card monte" on Long Wharf, on Saturday.

https://archive.org/details/caclmmgd_000340/page/n1/mode/1up?q=%22card+monte%22

or 

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DPN18510218.2.8&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22card+monte%22-------
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