Letter: To Mayor Barnum, from N.S Wordin, April 22, 1875
P. T. Barnum (associated with)
April 22 1875 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper Documentary Artifact
Letter from N.S. Wordin to Mayor Barnum, dated April 22, 1875. The letter regards the sale of land along Black Rock Avenue, as well as salt marshes and Barnum's recent property transactions.
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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