Famous Syracuse letters collection, 1875-1885.

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Famous Syracuse letters collection, 1875-1885.

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Includes a letter to the editor of the Syracuse Journal from P.T. Barnum, an anonymous confession to the murder of Francis A. Colvin in Syracuse, and a letter from George D. Cary to the citizens of Syracuse, thanking them for saving him from the gallows, and the signature of Nathan Greenfield, another convicted murderer in Syracuse.

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Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist. Barnum became a small-business owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career, first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical The...

Greenfield, Nathan M., 1958-....

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Colvin, Francis A., -1873

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Cary, George D., 1911-

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