Letter: To P.T. Barnum from S. Baird, Director of the Smithsonian, November 12, 1885
P. T. Barnum (associated with)
November 12 1885 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper Documentary Artifact
Letter to P.T. Barnum from S. Baird, director of the Smithsonian, thanking Barnum for donation of a leopard. Dated from November 12, 1885. Written on museum letter head.
P.T. Barnum wrote a large number of letters in his time, and as a public figure, recieved many in return. These manuscripts offer insight into his personal life via correspondence with friends and family, his business interests including the American Museum and the circus, and his personality. The various correspondents demonstrate how vast his social circle was, and the space he occupied as a public figure during his own lifetime.
P.T. Barnum wrote a large number of letters in his time, and as a public figure, recieved many in return. These manuscripts offer insight into his personal life via correspondence with friends and family, his business interests including the American Museum and the circus, and his personality. The various correspondents demonstrate how vast his social circle was, and the space he occupied as a public figure during his own lifetime.
A Gift of the Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2003.009.038