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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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10 entries found for [year:1879]

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    Letter from R.E. Preston to James Curtis Booth, February 4, 1879 2/4/1879

    Letter from R.E. Preston to James Curtis Booth, February 4, 1879

    Robert E. Preston (1836-1911) asks for James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to support him in his candidacy for Director of the Mint.

    Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Sherman 2/7/1879

    Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Sherman

    James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to the United States Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman (1823-1900), in support of Robert E. Preston (1836-1911) as the next Director of the Mint.

    Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, March 12, 1879 3/12/1879

    Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, March 12, 1879

    James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) sends Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, Booth's monthly report in which there is a marked loss of silver during daily meltings. Booth speculates upon the reason and suspects a clerical error.

    Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, May 8, 1879 5/8/1879

    Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, May 8, 1879

    James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, in a long letter in which Booth expresses his views on allowing the Philadelphia Mint to be used for training purposes; he approves.

    Letter from James C. Booth to an unidentified "sir" 5/29/1879

    Letter from James C. Booth to an unidentified "sir"

    James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) comments on experiments made by A.E. Outerbridge on volatilization of silver of standard fineness.

    Letter from A. L. Snowden to James Curtis Booth, May 29, 1879 5/29/1879

    Letter from A. L. Snowden to James Curtis Booth, May 29, 1879

    Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a quota of silver production for the month of June 1879.

    Letter from the Mint of the United States, Melting and Refining Department to an unidentified "sir" 6/10/1879

    Letter from the Mint of the United States, Melting and Refining Department to an unidentified "sir"

    Rough draft of a letter dealing with the results of A. E. Outerbridge's experiments on the volatilization of standard silver. The letter is unsigned but is written in James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) hand.

    Letter from John L. Leboute to James Curtis Booth, July 30, 1879 7/30/1879

    Letter from John L. Leboute to James Curtis Booth, July 30, 1879

    John L. Leboute, Chief Clerk of the United States Mint Superintendent's Office, places an order for standard silver dollar ingots.

    Letter from W. E. Du Bois of the United States Mint to James Curtis Booth 8/4/1879

    Letter from W. E. Du Bois of the United States Mint to James Curtis Booth

    Brief note headed "Q for the M & R" written by William Ewing Du Bois (1810-1881), Assistant Assayer of the United States Mint. The note alerts James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that the "toughening" of bars will cost more than the one cent per ounce allowed.

    Telegram from (Passe Cale?) and Co. to James Curtis Booth 10/25/1879

    Telegram from (Passe Cale?) and Co. to James Curtis Booth

    Telegram to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding a delivery to the United States Mint.

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