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Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, July 25, 1860
- 1860-Jul-25
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878), Director of the United States Mint, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) naming eleven men to be dismissed from the Mint on the 31st of August.
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Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James Curtis Booth, July 23, 1860
- 1860-Jul-23
T. Roberts Baker asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to give one or two lectures before the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.).
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Letter from Howell Cobb to James Curtis Booth, July 19, 1860
- 1860-Jul-19
Howell Cobb (1815-1868), United States Secretary of the Treasury, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) on fusible alloys.
- Author Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Alloys
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Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, July 7, 1860
- 1860-Jul-07
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878), Director of the United States Mint, asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) the names of men who can be dispensed with at the Mint.
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Letter from Professor B. Puryear to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Jun-19
Professor B. Puryear asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) if his laboratory will be open all summer.
- Author Puryear, B.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Laboratories
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Letter from the Society of Alumni, University of Pennsylvania to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-May-26
The Committee for the Society of Alumni of the University of Pennsylvania writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with the invitation to deliver the University's Annual Address. Booth includes his reply on the inside…
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Letter from Professor Roemer to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Mar-28
Roemer write to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to announce his receipt of a box of minerals with brucite crystals & the return of another box with Clausthal specimens.
- Author Roemer, H.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Brucite, Germany--Clausthal-Zellerfeld
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Letter from Albert Harnickle to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Mar-24
Albert Harnickle writes asking to supply nickel to the United States Mint.
- Author Harnickel, Albert
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nickel, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from Charles Benedict to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Mar-28
Charles Benedict offers James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) another case of Nickel.
- Author Benedict, Charles
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nickel, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from Thomas W. Yardley to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Mar-23
Thomas W. Yardley writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to announce that he will send the amount of two quarters of tuition for a Mr. Hunt.
- Author Yardley, Thomas W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Chemistry teachers
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Letter from Aramingo Chemical Works to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Mar-19
The Aramingo Chemical Works writes on account of a bad lot of Borax received at the Mint.
- Author Aramingo Chemical Works
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States, United States Mint, Borax
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Letter from the office of Platt & Brother to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Mar-01
Office of Platt & Brother writes with a complaint that James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) assay of Bailey's silver was not correct.
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Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, February 28, 1860
- 1860-Feb-28
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878) writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) reminding Booth that he has neglected to make his Monthly Report.
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Letter from Bullock & Crenshaw to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Feb-08
Bullock & Crenshaw, a wholesale drug firm founded in 1849, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning a Mint balance.
- Author Bullock & Crenshaw
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States, United States Mint
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Letter from George F. Wilson to James Curtis Booth, January 10, 1860
- 1860-Jan-10
George F. Wilson (1818-1883) thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for sending him to a Dr. Jackson.
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, June 30, 1860
- 1860-Jun-30
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States, co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to state he will do an analysis for "Tilghman"…
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, April 21, 1860
- 1860-Apr-21
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States, co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes with repayment of a $10 loan.
- Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, February 28, 1860
- 1860-Feb-28
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), requests that Booth nominate a friend for an honorary degree from the New…
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Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, November 28, 1860
- 1860-Nov-28
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York discusses brittle gold and cupel.
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Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, January 23, 1860
- 1860-Jan-23
Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York wishes to obtain six White German Porcelain refining pots.
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Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 2
- 1860
The second of two encyclopedic volumes seeking to provide a comprehensive exposition of the state of chemical manufactures at the turn of the 19th century. Written by James Sheridan Muspratt (1821-1871), an Irish-born…
- Author Muspratt, Sheridan, 1821-1871
- Contributor Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893
- Publisher Mackenzie, William
- Engraver Cook, Conrad
- Subject Chemistry, Technical, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Science--Encyclopedias, Science--Study and teaching, Science--Terminology
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Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 1
- 1860
The first of two encyclopedic volumes seeking to provide a comprehensive exposition of the state of chemical manufactures at the turn of the 19th century. Written by James Sheridan Muspratt (1821-1871), an Irish-born…
- Author Muspratt, Sheridan, 1821-1871
- Publisher Mackenzie, William
- Contributor Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893
- Engraver Cook, Conrad
- Subject Chemistry, Technical, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Science--Study and teaching, Science--Encyclopedias, Science--Terminology
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The Alchemist
- 1800 – 1899
A man dressed in peasant garb holds a gold scale in right hand and reaches with left for red substance in open paper packet. At left through window are building roofs; the light illuminates a dark, cluttered workshop…
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The Dentist and his Patient
- 1800 – 1899
This small painting on metal is a copy of Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) [artist unknown] popular dentist scene in Dresden. Through the illusionistic frame of a large window, we see a dentist in a red…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Dentistry, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Teeth--Extraction
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Alchemist at work (with book resting on skull)
- 1800 – 1899
In this small copy in the style of David Teniers II (artist unknown), an elderly, bearded alchemist closely reads an open book with an expression of absorbed contemplation. He is seated at his desk beside a skull and…
