Letter: ASPCA Correspondence to Samuel Hurd from Henry Bergh, April 28, 1874
April 28 1874 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper Documentary Artifact
Letter to Samuel Hurd from Henry Bergh on ASPCA letterhead dated April 28, 1874. Letter is in regard to treatment of cattle at the Hippodrome.
Samuel Hurd was a son-in-law of Barnum as well as his employee. Bergh was a vocal critic of Barnum's treatment of animals, but the two men eventually became friends. Barnum was a pallbearer at Bergh's funeral, and bequeathed money to the ASPCA in his will. He also paid for a memorial statue in honor of Bergh, erected in Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Conn.
Samuel Hurd was a son-in-law of Barnum as well as his employee. Bergh was a vocal critic of Barnum's treatment of animals, but the two men eventually became friends. Barnum was a pallbearer at Bergh's funeral, and bequeathed money to the ASPCA in his will. He also paid for a memorial statue in honor of Bergh, erected in Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Conn.
A Gift of the Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2003.009.001 C