Flamboyant showman whose exotic exhibits included midget Tom Thumb, Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind, and the counterfeit Feejee Mermaid. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6, personal letterhead, May 16, 1879. Letter to Mayor Doyle. In part, “To those who try to do right, apparent evils are usually blessings in disguise. I so regard this dampness to our immediate show prospects. If showmen had the ordering of weather I fear there would be poor harvests so I say with all my heart ‘The Lord reigns (rains) let the earth rejoice.” In fine condition, with a bisecting horizontal mailing fold and a bit of mild toning. R&R COA.
