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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4/20/1889Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, April 20, 1889
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), to inform her that he failed to see a bill to relieve James Booth's estate of its assessment for missing silver bars. Preston then discusses the difficulty of getting any sort of private relief bill, other than pensions, through Congress.
