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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5/1/1885Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Wesley Powell
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) assures James W. Powell (1834-1902), Director of the United States Geological Survey at Washington D.C., that Booth is working diligently on a Geographical Survey of Delaware.
5/9/1885Letter from Joseph P. Comegys to James Curtis Booth, May 9, 1885
Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893), an American judge, lawyer, and politician from Dover, Delaware, provides James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with information on the Geological Survey of the State of Delaware.
5/18/1885Letter from James Curtis Booth to Messrs. Evans, Williams, and Curwen
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to R. Evans as a member of the Committee on Well at Parsonage to assure him that Thomas H. Garrett has analyzed a water sample and found it good.
5/20/1885Letter from Joseph P. Comegys to James Curtis Booth, May 20, 1885
Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893), an American judge, lawyer, and politician from Dover, Delaware, sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) an Act of Assembly related to his work with the Delaware Geological survey as offered in his letter of May 9.
7/2/1885Letter from Alex Muckle to James Curtis Booth, July 2, 1885
Alex Muckle, of the Grainger Fertilizer Company, follows up from his letter of June 23 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding his application to a position at the United States Mint.
7/2/1885Letter from Alex Muckle to James Curtis Booth, June 23, 1885
An application for a position at the United States Mint from Alex Muckle of the Grainger Fertilizer Company.
8/12/1885Letter from James P. Kimball to James Curtis Booth, August 12, 1885
James P. Kimball (1836-1913), metallurgist and geologist and Director of the United States Mint from 1885-1889, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to solicit an article from Booth to appear in the annual report of the Bureau of the Mint.
10/1/1885Letter from James Curtis Booth to Daniel M. Fox, October 1, 1885
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) responds to a report by Daniel M. Fox (1819-1890), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1885-1890, asserting that the New Orleans Mint is operating more efficiently than the Mint at Philadelphia.
10/10/1885Letter from W. W. Montgomery to James Curtis Booth, October 10, 1885
W. W. Montgomery of the Melter and Refiner's Department of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with information concerning an insurance policy.
10/16/1885Cleaning Cents
Notes on the costs for cleaning and pickling cents with aqua fortis (nitric acid).
10/17/1885Letter from W. W. Montgomery to James Curtis Booth, October 17, 1885
W. W. Montgomery of the Melter and Refiner's Department of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with information concerning an insurance policy. Booth notes on the letter, "Transfer of House 842 to me - $3700."
12/15/1885Letter from Daniel M. Fox to James Curtis Booth, December 15, 1885
Daniel M. Fox (1819-1890), Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, commiserates with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) in his illness and wishes him a speedy recovery.
