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- GLC#
- GLC05508.030.01-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 30 November 1878
- Author/Creator
- Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891
- Title
- to Dr. Davenport
- Place Written
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 11.2 cm
- Primary time period
- Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
- Sub-Era
- The Gilded Age
A short, odd, breezy letter, Barnum promises a humorous lecture, possibly to a religious group. He also remarks on the virtues of being "practically useful to our fellow man," indicating that he would trade some of his faith for a stack of good works. Barnum continues, remarking that he cares less what men believe in just so long as they love God and man. A photograph of Barnum is included (GLC05508.030.02).
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