Letter: To Unknown recipient from P.T. Barnum, August 24, 1885
P. T. Barnum (created by)
April 24 1885 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper Documentary Artifact
Letter to an unknown recpient from P.T. Barnum regarding a donation to the base of the Statue of Liberty, dated April 24,1885. It is written on Waldemere stationary.
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.
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