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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8 entries found for [year:1872]
1/12/1872Letter from Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin to James Curtis Booth, January 12, 1872
Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin consults with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) about the use of silver or copper in ordinance experiments at DuPont's Powder Mill. Booth notes on the letter "Silver disks advised of 999 1/2 fine."
2/2/1872Letter from Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin to James Curtis Booth, February 2, 1872
Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin follows up with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from his letter of January 12 about the use of silver or copper in ordinance experiments at DuPont's Powder Mill. Marvin asks for more details on the preparation of the silver disks recommended by Booth.
2/18/1872Letter from Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin to James Curtis Booth, February 18, 1872
Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin follows up with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from his letter of February 2 about the use of silver or copper in ordinance experiments at DuPont's Powder Mill. Marvin reports that Booth's solution for silver disk preparation worked.
3/4/1872Letter from H. R. Linderman to James Curtis Booth, March 4, 1872
Henry Richard Linderman (1825-1879), superintendent of the United States Mint, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) in a letter marked "Private" to ask Booth for advice on the operations of the United States Mint's New York Assay Office.
5/10/1872Letter from H. R. Linderman to James Curtis Booth, May 10, 1872
Henry Richard Linderman (1825-1879), superintendent of the United States Mint, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of March 4th to discuss the activities of the New York Assay Office.
5/14/1872Letter from Lieut. Com'dr J. D. Marvin to James Curtis Booth, May 14, 1872
Lieutenant Commander J. D. Marvin follows up with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from his letter of February 18 about the use of silver or copper in ordinance experiments at DuPont's Powder Mill. Marvin apologizes to Booth for the extra work and confirms that silver disks from the Mint work best for the Powder Mill.
6/25/1872Letter from H. R. Linderman to James Curtis Booth, June 25, 1872
Henry Richard Linderman (1825-1879), superintendent of the United States Mint, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letters of March 4th and May 10th to discuss the activities of the New York Assay Office.
7/23/1872Letter from R. E. Rogers to James Curtis Booth
Roger Empie Rogers (1813-1884), chemist and commissioner to examine the melters' and refiners' department of the United States Mint, asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to fix a figure governing the deduction to be made in the base bullion as it is refined.
