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Excerpt from: P.T. Barnum to Moses Kimball, Letter 7, August 18, 1844 The General's sales of books (lives) and pictures average him $30 per day -- or $9000 per annum -- more than half of which is profit and their perquisites -- not verry bad! His Carriage ponies and servants in livery will be ready in a fortnight and will kill the public dead -- they can't survive it! It will be the greatest hit in the universe -- see if it ain't! God bless you my dear friend... |  Read Full Text |
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| Title: | P.T. Barnum to Moses Kimball, Letter 7, August 18, 1844 | |
| From: | P.T. Barnum Letters To Moses Kimball | |
| Creator: | Phineas T. Barnum (author) | |
| Date: | August 18, 1844 | |
| Format: | Correspondence | |
| Source: | Boston Athenaeum | |
| Keywords: | African American; Animals; Boston, MA; Charles Stratton, Tom Thumb; Communication; Connecticut; Correspondence; Economics; Educational Institutions; England; Entertainment; Entertainment, Leisure & Recreation; Labor; Massachusetts; Media; Moses Kimball; Museums; Native American; New York; New York City, NY; Phineas T. Barnum; Physical Disability; Popular Culture; Short Stature; Travel | |
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