Letter: To Mr. Waldo, editor of Bridgeport Standard, from P.T. Barnum, January 29, 1890
P. T. Barnum (created by)
January 29 1890 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper Documentary Artifact
Letter to Mr. Waldo, the editor of the Bridgeport Standard from P.T. Barnum dated to January 29, 1890. Written on stationary from Hotel Victorian in Northumberland Avenue, London.
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.
BF 1992.023.002 A