ALS, 1800 May 8, Bridgeport, Conn. [i.e., Boston], to the editor of the Argus, Albany, N.Y.

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ALS, 1800 May 8, Bridgeport, Conn. [i.e., Boston], to the editor of the Argus, Albany, N.Y.

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After a week in Boston Barnum's circus will be in Albany for one day on the 17th. Asks editor to inform readers "what an unprecedented treat they will receive".

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