Nov 13, 2003 - Sale 1985

Sale 1985 - Lot 28

Price Realized: $ 460
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
BARNUM, P. T. Autograph Letter Signed, to an executive at the New York and Harlem Rail Road Company, apologizing for an unbusinesslike letter, discussing the possibility of renting a space for the Spring, inquiring about opening a show before the week of 6 to 15 October and keeping the show open for one month, and asking if storage space (no animals) could be provided for the winter. 2 pages, single 8vo sheet, P. T. Barnum stamp with date at the upper left; usual folds. Bridgeport, 7 August 1873

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Barnum's famous circus first opened in Brooklyn two years prior to this letter.