James Booth Papers
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) was Melter & Refiner at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The James Booth papers are held by the Science History Institute in Philadelphia and the numismatic portions are presented here, courtesy of Science History Institute. Newman Numismatic Portal sponsored the digitization of this material in 2021.
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3/22/1851Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 22, 1851
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth to discuss the notorious pamphlet of Richard Sears McCulloh (1818-1894) in detail.
4/1/1851Letter from M. F. Borzano to James Curtis Booth
Discussion of a "McCulloh" process for refining of gold, named for Richard Sears McCulloh (1818-1894) an American civil engineer and pupil of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from 1838 to 1839.
6/3/1851Letter from J. Ross Snowden to Mr. Ludlow
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) was Melter & Refiner at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The James Booth papers are held by the Science History Institute in Philadelphia. Newman Numismatic Portal sponsored the digitization of the numismatic portions of this material in 2021.
6/24/1851Letter from J. Henry of the Smithsonian Institution to James Curtis Booth
Comments and suggestions from Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the first Smithsonian Secretary and renowned physicist, for an article written by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
7/1/1851Letter from James W. McCulloh to James Curtis Booth
Concerns a gold-refining patent.
