AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BARNUM, P. T
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Normal creases from folding; some bleedthrough of ink. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Louisville, KY, 3 February 1870. Letter. Normal creases from folding; some bleedthrough of ink. Near Fine. A 2-page letter on the front and verso of a 5-1/8" x 8" sheet of blindstamped Galt House letterhead addressed to Mr. Grinnell and SIGNED as "P. T. Barnum." In full: "I enclose a letter from Congressman Kellogg according to my agreement with you. You know I much wanted to have my son in law D. W. Thompson promoted to Weigher and that you promised he should at least be re-instated to Inspector during the month of January. My wife writes me that he is much disheartened to be so long unemployed. I stop at Washington next week & could bring you letters from half the U.S. Senators, but as Senator Ferry has already asked it as a personal favor & Senator Fenton has asked it & far above all, as you have promised it, no further steps can be necessary on my part. I shall be home next week and for heaven's sake don't let me appear before you any longer in the character of a mendicant, but let me come as your Grateful & much obliged Friend." In a postscript initialed "P.T.B.," he provides David W. Thompson's address along with a further testimonial to his abilities. An integral blank leaf, now detached, bears an affixed PSA/DNA label.
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Details
- Seller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 020256
- Title
- AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
- Author
- BARNUM, P. T
- Format/Binding
- Letter
- Book Condition
- Used - Normal creases from folding; some bleedthrough of ink. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Louisville, KY
- Date Published
- 3 February 1870
- Keywords
- Signed, Americana, Signatures, Circus, American Politics, Literature: American, 19th Century American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographs; Autograph Letter; P. T. Barnum;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).