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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1/11/1855Letter from Clarence Morfit to James Curtis Booth, January 11, 1855
Clarence Morfit, Assistant Melter and Refiner at the New York Assay Office, sends the gift of a book and some specimens to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
2/21/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, February 21, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, enquires of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) if he has any fusible alloys ready for use.
2/22/1855Letter from James Curtis Booth to James B. Guthrie, February 22, 1855
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), melter and refiner of the United States Mint, writes to James Guthrie (1794-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to discuss his experiments with alloys. Booth includes a table of his results.
3/1/1855Letter from James Curtis Booth to James B. Guthrie, March 1, 1855
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), melter and refiner of the United States Mint, writes to James Guthrie (1794-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to discuss the making of experimental alloys on a manufacturing scale.
3/7/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, March 7, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York describes a machine he devised intended for sifting sweeps.
3/12/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, March 12, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, urging James Curtis Booth (1810-1888)to press on in his work with fusible alloys.
3/13/1855Letter from James Curtis Booth to James B. Guthrie, March 13, 1855
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), melter and refiner of the United States Mint, writes to James Guthrie (1794-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to discuss the production of fusible alloys.
3/17/1855Letter from J.S. Dickey and A. Watson to James Curtis Booth, March 17, 1855
Representatives from the Local Inspectors Office write to notify James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that assays have been sent.
3/19/1855Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, March 19, 1855
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that the Attorney General is to be consulted with regard to Evan's fusible alloy production patent and any possible infringement upon it.
3/20/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, March 20, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with instructions in regard to the transmission of alloys.
3/21/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, March 21, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning authorization to ship quantities of fusible alloys to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Monroe. Guthrie's signature has been cut away.
3/27/1855Letter from James Curtis Booth to James B. Guthrie, March 27, 1855
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), melter and refiner of the United States Mint, writes to James Guthrie (1794-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to discuss the shipment of fusible alloys.
3/30/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, March 30, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to discuss Booth's ongoing production of fusible alloy.
4/3/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 3, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning finances and requisitions.
4/4/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 4, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning requisitions.
4/5/1855Letter from Clarence Morfit to James Curtis Booth, April 5, 1855
Clarence Morfit, Assistant Melter and Refiner at the New York Assay Office, reports on the results of an errand undertaken for James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
4/6/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 6, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order from Louisville for fusible alloys.
4/17/1855Letter from James Curtis Booth to the Secretary of the Treasury, April 17, 1855
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) is ready to supply on demand any of the fusible alloys from 60 to 160 lbs. pressure.
4/26/1855Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, April 26, 1855
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys from New Orleans.
4/28/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 28, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys.
5/3/1855Letter from Clarence Morfit to James Curtis Booth, May 3, 1855
Clarence Morfit, Assistant Melter and Refiner at the New York Assay Office, follows up from his letter of April 5, and sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) "a box containing porous cups for your battery."
5/3/1855Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, May 3, 1855
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with the news that the Attorney General feels that there is no infringement upon Evan's patent.
5/4/1855Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, May 4, 1855
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878), director of the United States Mint, writes James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with news of another lay-off of workers due to a duminished supply of bullion.
6/1/1855Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, June 1, 1855
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to discuss a successful test of Booth's alloys.
7/11/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, July 11, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, requests a progress report from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
7/14/1855Letter from James Curtis Booth to James B. Guthrie, July 14, 1855
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), melter and refiner of the United States Mint, writes to James Guthrie (1794-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to discuss alternatives to the fusible alloy production process patented by Evans.
7/16/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, July 16, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to acknowledge the receipt of Booth's report.
7/20/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, July 20, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to discuss the sale of a no-longer-needed boiler.
7/26/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, July 26, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys from St. Louis.
8/10/1855Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, August 10, 1855
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to confirm Booth's bills have been received.
8/11/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, August 11, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York writes a follow-up from his letter of March 7 to describe the testing of his machine for sifting sweeps.
8/13/1855Letter from William Mogee and Co. to James Curtis Booth, August 1855
Requests pricing information for a potential assay.
8/21/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, August 21, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the use of fusible alloys in boiler plugs. Includes a sketch by Booth.
8/22/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys from San Francisco.
8/27/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, August 27, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) authorizing Booth to take a trip to Pittsburgh to study practical uses for fusible alloys.
8/31/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, August 31, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys from Nashville.
9/18/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, September 18, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York discusses monetary values of gold and silver ores retrieved via his newly invented sifting machinery.
9/24/1855Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, September 24, 1855
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys from Wheeling, West Virginia.
10/8/1855Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James C. Booth, October 8, 1852
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 alum-rich water found on the property of a certain poor woman in need of funds.
10/10/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, October 10, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning expenses.
10/13/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, October 13, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an order for fusible alloys.
10/18/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, October 18, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York writes to thank James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for his kind words regarding Kent's sweeps washing apparatus.
10/20/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, October 20, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York writes concerning a controversy regarding Kent's use of James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) correspondence.
11/2/1855Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, November 2, 1855
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to authorize James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) printing of 500 copies of a plate to accompany Booth's report on fusible alloys.
11/19/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, November 19, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York expresses the hope that he will receive the patents for his sifting sweeps machine "very soon."
11/21/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, November 21, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he prefers to use hard-wood charcoal from New York rather than depend upon supplies from Philadelphia.
12/14/1855Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, December 14, 1855
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York discusses the installation of two coils for silver-drying closets.
