P.T. Barnum - "The Mammoth Opera Scheme"...
American slave trade...
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, June 3, 1858
- The African slave trade
- P.T. Barnum's letter to the editor
The front page has an article headed: "The Slave-Trade And The American Flag". See image for text. Page four has an interesting letter to the editor entitled: "The Mammoth Opera Scheme", signed in type by P.T. Barnum.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise very nice condition.
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