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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7 entries found for [year:1858]
2/18/1858Letter from Edward Belknap to James Curtis Booth, February 18, 1858
Asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for his opinion of one Dr. Genth, a metallurgist.
3/8/1858Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, March 8, 1858
Inquires about aluminum manufacture in Camden, New Jersey.
3/15/1858Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, March 15, 1858
A follow up from Bishop's March 8th letter offering aluminum samples to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
3/18/1858Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, March 18, 1858
More information pertaining to the aluminum samples offered to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following correspondence from March 8 and March 15.
4/2/1858Letter from Dr. J.R. Chilton to James Curtis Booth, April 2, 1858
Notes the purchase of crucibles for the United States Mint.
6/1/1858Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, June 1, 1858
James Snowden (1809-1878), director the of the United States Mint, responds to James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) May 1858 monthly report and addresses the issue of employee absences.
6/1/1858Letter from Victor Bishop to James Curtis Booth, June 1, 1858
Bishop quotes a price for aluminum and complains that this spelling is replacing the correct "aluminium."
