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Letter to James A. Bailey from P.T. Barnum, October 4, 1885 This letter regards an accusation of Barnum and Bailey getting Jumbo killed on purpose as Jumbo was sick with consumption and supposedly they knew it. The next day the proprietor was sued for $50,000. He was stubborn but when he got convinced he paid all costs. The writer got squelched. P.T. Barnum wrote a large number of letters in his time, and as a public figure, received 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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