Records, 1840-1851.

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Records, 1840-1851.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70953843

Administrative records, including constitutions, member and subscription lists, minutes, resolutions, treasurer's records, bills and receipts, and correspondence between various officers, including Phineas T. Barnum; and annual fair records, consisting of premium lists, committee reports, pay vouchers, certificates, and bills and receipts from the 1844 cattle show.

.5 linear ft.

Fairfield Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8049967

Fairfield Historical Society Library

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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...

Fairfield County Agricultural Society

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Founded 1840; in 1867 purchased land for a permanent fairground; reorganized as joint stock company in 1875; final disposition of the organization unknown. From the description of Records, 1840-1851. (Fairfield Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70953843 ...