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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18 entries found for [year:1856]
3/3/1856Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, March 3, 1856
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, requests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) meet with John M. Reeder, an inventor working the problem of bursting steam engines.
3/11/1856Letter from W. E. Muir to James Curtis Booth, March 11, 1856
Requisition for a shipment of alloyed metals from the Office of Supervising Inspector, Fourth District, New Orleans.
3/13/1856Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 13, 1856
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States, co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, requests a small aluminum coin from the United States Mint.
3/17/1856Letter from J. Cumberland to James Curtis Booth, March 17, 1856
Requisition of alloyed metals from the local inspector of Mobile, Alabama.
3/25/1856Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, March 25, 1856
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 Mobile, Alabama.
4/3/1856Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 3, 1856
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning financial matters.
4/17/1856Letter from S.H. Carpenter to James Curtis Booth, April 17, 1856
An order for gum.
4/23/1856Letter from Bailey & Co. to James Curtis Booth, April 23, 1856
Request for an assay of a sample of silver.
4/23/1856Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 23, 1856
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the purchase of materials.
5/30/1856Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, May 30, 1856
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York reports on the monetary value of sweeps.
6/12/1856Letter from C. Wiegand to James Curtis Booth, June 12, 1856
C. Wiegand writes from the United States Mint Assay Office to obtain information regarding refining techniques from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
6/24/1856Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, June 24, 1856
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York contains a printing circular describing Kent's Patent Apparatus for Separating Gold as described in his letter of March 7, 1855.
8/26/1856Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, August 26, 1856
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York requests a supply of large acid pitchers.
8/29/1856Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, August 29, 1856
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York submits an order for one dozen large acid pitchers.
10/9/1856Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, October 9, 1856
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York outlines an improved plan for working the sweeps.
11/19/1856Letter from Guthrie and Haldeman to James Curtis Booth, November 19, 1856
Requisition of alloyed metals from the local inspectors of Cincinnati, Ohio.
11/25/1856Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, November 25, 1856
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 Cincinnati.
12/16/1856Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, December 16, 1856
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York solicits testimony to be presented before Congress as to the efficacy of his sweeps.
