BARNUM, P.T. (1810 - 1891). Document signed.

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BARNUM, P.T. (1810 - 1891). Document signed. N.p.: 7 January 1876. Ink signature ("Truly yours / P.T. Barnum / Jany. 7 1876") on a sheet of onionskin paper, beneath a request for his autograph from an Ella Le Row of Syracuse.
7 7/8 x 5".

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Original mailing folds, slight stains and smudges.

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BARNUM, P.T. (1810 - 1891). Document signed.

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