Letter: To P.T. Barnum from Rembrandt Peale, October 25, 1851
Discovery Museum and Planetarium (associated with)
P. T. Barnum (associated with)
Rembrandt Peale (created by)
P. T. Barnum (associated with)
Rembrandt Peale (created by)
October 25 1851 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper Documentary Artifact
Letter to P.T. Barnum from Rembrandt Peale dated to October 25, 1851. Written on blue paper.
P.T. Barnum wrote a large number of letters in his time, and as a public figure, received 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, received 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
2003.009.077