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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13 entries found for [year:1853]
3/21/1853Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James C. Booth, March 21, 1853
T. Roberts Baker asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) questions concerning a gold assay and praises Booth for his magnanimity in regard to accusations by Richard Sears McCulloh (1818-1894).
3/31/1853Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, March 31, 1853
Edward N. Kent writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to solicit advice concerning the position of Assayer at the United States Assay Office at New York.
4/9/1853Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, April 9, 1853
Edward N. Kent writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with his decision to apply to the Assayer's position at the Unites States Assay Office in New York.
4/13/1853Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, April 13, 1853
Edward N. Kent writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) fretting that the position he applied to at the United States Assay Office may be filled politically.
4/19/1853Letter from Conrad William Faber to James Curtis Booth, April 19, 1853
Discussion of a variety of business matters.
4/22/1853Letter from Conrad William Faber to James Curtis Booth, April 22, 1853
Concerns the chances of a one Mr. Patterson to obtain a certain position.
5/20/1853Letter from G.M. Pettit to James Curtis Booth, May 20, 1853
Contains a list of names to be considered for potential employment at the United States Mint.
5/20/1853Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, May 20, 1853
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York advises James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) on the purchase of some spar.
5/25/1853Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James Curtis Booth, May 25, 1853
T. Roberts Baker writes to apologize to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for a delayed response to assay results. Baker also mentions a visit from Conrad William Faber, Booth's brother-in-law.
5/30/1853Letter from G.M. Pettit to James Curtis Booth May 30th, 1853
Concerns appointments to certain posts at the United States Mint.
7/15/1853Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, July 15, 1853
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to request an assay from Booth.
10/6/1853Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, October 6, 1853
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878) informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that the new United States Mint operations in New York and San Francisco will result in a diminished number of positions at the Philadelphia Mint.
10/19/1853Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James C. Booth, October 19, 1853
Handwritten letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from the James Curtis Booth Papers. Booth, a nineteenth-century analytical chemist, established the first student training laboratory in 1836. He was also the chief melter and refiner of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. In his letter, Baker requests an analysis of a 5-gallon demijohn of alum water.
