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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1/1/1888Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, July 1880
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, to request that the suspension of a skilled worker be reconsidered. Booth notes on the verso, "not submitted." Dated July 1888.
2/2/1888Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, February 2, 1888
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), concerning Preston's attempts to secure relief for James Booth from responsibility for making good on two stolen bars of silver from the United States Mint.
2/7/1888Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, February 7, 1888
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), concerning Preston's attempts to secure relief for James Booth from responsibility for making good on two stolen bars of silver from the United States Mint.
3/10/1888Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, March 10, 1888
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), informing her that progress is being made in Washington on the bill for James' relief.
10/5/1888In Memoriam: James Curtis Booth, Ph.D., LL.D.
Eulogy read before the American Philosophical Society in memoriam of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), melter and refiner of the United States Mint from 1849 to 1887, by Patterson Du Bois (1847-1917), son of United States Mint Assayer William Ewing DuBois (1810-1881).
