Letter: To P.T. Barnum from C. VanDerbilt, December 6, 1850
December 6 1850 (Date manufactured/created)
Letter to P.T. Barnum from C. VanDerbilt ,dated December 6, 1850. Written on blue paper, it regards travel plans on the Prometheus.
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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.
See record card for full transcription.
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
2003.009.042