Transcribe Barnum, Phineas Taylor. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1880-07-03)

[printed header]

[flush left] OFFICE OF P. T. BARNUM

[flush right] BARNUM BUILDING, MAIN ST. BRIDGEPORT , CONN., ________________188

[handwritten insert in date field of printed header] July 3[superscript]d

[handwritten final year digit] 0

[handwritten body of letter]

Prof Ward
Dear Sir
Your [illegible] We dont
absolutely know till 15 inst whether
the three million of stock will all
be subscribed for. I think it will - but