BARNUM PHINEAS TAYLOR An early Letter Signed on his American

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BARNUM, PHINEAS TAYLOR. An early Letter Signed on his American Museum letterhead. Letter Signed as "P T Barnum," addressed to the editor of the Fair Haven Tribune (Connecticut). One page, 8 x 5 inches. New York, 9 December 1864

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A promotional letter from fairly early in Barnum's career, before he took a circus on the road. Here he entices a newspaper editor to preview his Christmas show, boasting of the "extraordinary exertions and preparations in hand to make my attractions for the holiday season unusually brilliant." The extensive text on the letterhead informs that Barnum's museum holds "every living curiosity within the reach of indomitable perseverance."