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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3/18/1869Letter from Friedrich Wahler to James Curtis Booth, March 18, 1869
Friedrich Wahler (1800-1882) was the mentor of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). Booth studied with Wahler for two years in his private laboratory in the German state of Hesse-Kassel.
10/26/1869Letter from William M. Meredith to James Curtis Booth, October 26, 1869
William M. Meredith (1799-1873) an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury during President Zachary Taylor's Administration, writes to appoint James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) as the Melter and Refiner of the United States Mint.
10/27/1869Letter from William M. Meredith to James Curtis Booth, October 27, 1869
William M. Meredith (1799-1873) an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury in President Zachary Taylor's (1784-1850) administration, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) enclosing Booth's commission as the newly appointed Melter & Refiner of the United States Mint.
