![Letter: B.P. Cilley from P.T. Barnum, [?] 16, 1862](https://ctcollections.org/media/ctco_public2/images/5/1/6/25090_ca_object_representations_media_51631_large.jpg)
Letter: B.P. Cilley from P.T. Barnum, [?] 16, 1862
P. T. Barnum (created by)
1862 (Date manufactured/created)
Letter to B.P. Cilley from Barnum, from [?] 16, 1862, written on American Museum stationary.
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.
BM-MSS 002 S01 B01F04