The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-05

NEW YORK, June 2, 1856
Freeman Hunt, Solomon h Hart,
E. K Collins, B. Young, n. D.
Isaac v. Fowler, Treadveii. Aeksr b Co., st.
James Phalen, Nicholas Ho.el
Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Wheeler Union square
james v. Gerard, 5. Leland Co., xetropol.
Tn @s12 Molssh Albert as1s Brvoort Hu
P 2 Z Goodwin, r. I'D D. @app, Everett House,
Phiio aurd, PIes't il. RR, sydney Kopm.n, smithso-
VIM. Ellsworth, President MAN Hotel,
George s Doughty, Pres't nieo's,
Excelsior ms Co., Geo. w. Sherman, Flo.
Chas. 7. Cromwell, renee's Hotsl
Ro1er. stuy yssan Kingsley e.; Ains's, How
& Busted, Libby ! Whitney, Love-,
IN H.gssxsSs, Howard 5 ;bs.4en. Tam
Geo. r. Eesbitt, many Hall,
Osborne, Boardman & Jonas barlest, Washington
Charles d. Delavan, Patton / Lynde, Pae Hot'L,
:. 4 c. Berrien, j. Johnson Johnsons H'tl,
fisher Bird, And over 900 others.
BARNuM's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
LONG ISLAND, Tuesday, juno 3, 1866.
GEsTEMEN-I can hardly find words to express my
gratitude for your very kind proposition. The popular
sympathy is to far more precious than gold that
sympathy seems in my extend from my immedi.
ate neghbors in Bridgeport to all parts Of Union.
Proers Of pecuniary assistance have reached from
strangers. Nj. WIN. E. Burton Miss Laura Keene and
Mr. VIM Niblo have in the kinoest rendered me
Re
Cough volunteered the proceeds Of Of his attractive
lectures; James Phaon generously offered the
free use of the Academy of Music; many professional
ladies and gentlemen have urged to accept their gra
tuitous services. have principle, respectfully de-
clined them all Is beg, with the most grateful &C.
knowledgments at least for the presently to decline
yours-not because benefit, in ITSELF is objections
BILE thing but because have ever made 1t point ask
prefer while possibly avoid that contingency to
accept nothing from it without the honest conviction
that had individually given it In return full equiva
lent.
While favored with health Ieel competent to earn an
honest livelihood for myself and family More than this
shall certainly never attempt wi such load Of debt
suspended in u T0rens over While earnestly thank
you therefore, for your generous consideration, gente
Inundated by sense Of dependence; and believe me
sincerely yours, p. T. RARNUM.
To MeisIs. FREEMAN HUNT E. K COLLINS, and Others
GEN. tom THUMB TO MR.. BARNUA
JONES' HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA May IL, 1866.
My DEAR Mr.. BARNUM-I understand your friends, and
for your family Now, my dear SIR, just be good enough
to remember that belong to that mighty crowd and
ust have finger Cor at least "thumo In that pie.
! am bound to appear all such occasions In some
dOorkeeper down, whichever may You best; and
there feats that perform we'll as any
other man of my inches have just started out mp
Western tour and have carriage, ponies and assis
tants all here, but ready 60 to New York. bag
and baggage, and remain at Mrs. Barnum's service az
long as in my small way, be useful Put into
any "heavy" work, II you Ike Perhaps cannot lift
much other folks, but Just take your pencil in
hand and you viii zee can . tremendous load. I
drew two hundred tons at single pun oday embracing
two thousand persons whom hauled safely and satis
factOry 70 all parties, at one exhibition. Hoping that
you will be able to fix up lot OF magnets that viii at
tract all New York, and volunteering to cit any part
Of the csasone, am, as ever, Your little but sympa-
thzing friend, GEN. TOM THUMB.