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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, February 11, 1882
- 1882-Feb-11
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, with an explanation of an apparent shortfall in production.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Nanette Bolton, February 4, 1882
- 1882-Feb-04
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Nanette Bolton, a relative. Booth makes passing mention of the dissolution of his partnership with Dr. Thomas H. Garrett, then discusses the chances of Nanette's son Robert for…
- Addressee Bolton, Nanette
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Garrett, Thomas H.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Henry Carrington Bolton, January 27, 1882
- 1882-Jan-27
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903) an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and Booth's relative, to discuss family matters.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Mrs. George Earp
- 1882-Jan-20
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Mrs. George Earp regarding the value of an old banknote.
- Addressee Earp, George, Mrs.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, January 18, 1882
- 1882-Jan-18
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, to report on the Mint's bullion refining process.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Professor Wolff
- 1882-Apr-27 (Year unspecified, likely 1882)
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to a Professor Wolff in Newark, Delaware to enquire about a geological survey of Delaware.
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Letter from F. F. Claussen to James Curtis Booth, August 31, 1883
- 1883-Aug-31
Francis F. Claussen, assayer of the United States Mint at New Orleans, La., writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to request that a Mr. Connor, who is minting coins for Honduras, be allowed to tour the Mint’s…
- Author Claussen, F. F.
- 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 Samuel W. Levis to James Curtis Booth, May 4, 1883
- 1883-May-04
Samuel W. Levis writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letters of April to enquire after land for sale.
- Author Levis, Samuel W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Levis, Samuel W.
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Letter from Joseph Lesley to James Curtis Booth, August 23, 1883
- 1883-Aug-23
Mr. Joseph Lesley writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to describe his experiment in growing seed in ice.
- Author Lesley, Joseph
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Lesley, Joseph, Science--Experiments
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, May 22, 1883
- 1883-May-22
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), invites Booth to visit and thanks him for the proffer of a portrait as a…
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Letter from Isaac Lea to James Curtis Booth, February 14, 1883
- 1883-Feb-14
Isaac Lea (1792-1886), an American geologist, follows up from his letter of January 21st to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), identifying the rock sample as zoizite.
- Author Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886, Geology
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Letter from Isaac Lea to James Curtis Booth, January 21, 1883
- 1883-Jan-21
Isaac Lea (1792-1886), an American geologist, thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for a rock sample.
- Author Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886
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Letter from W. W. Montgomery to James Curtis Booth, February 17, 1882
- 1882-Feb-17
W. W. Montgomery writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the dissolution of a partnership between Booth & Thomas H. Garrett. Mongomery advises that the announcement is advertised in the newspapers The North…
- Author Montgomery, W. W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Garrett, Thomas H., Montgomery, W. W.
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, January 30, 1882
- 1882-Jan-30
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth to discuss the progress of the Catalogue of Scientific…
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Letter from Nanette Bolton to James Curtis Booth, January 28, 1882
- 1882-Jan-28
Nanette Bolton, a relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) asks Booth to help find employment for her son, Robert Bolton.
- Author Bolton, Nanette
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Bolton, Nanette
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Plant Life
- Home College Series Number 53
- 1883
Characterized by a religious Christian tone, the publication provides an overview of plants geared towards a general audience. Includes a microbiological discussion of plant cells and some discussion of plant taxonomy…
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Edison's Electric Pen
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting the electric pen, an invention of Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Powered by an electric motor, the pen was created as a means to duplicate documents. It operates by using a perforating…
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Casting Plate-glass
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting the manufacture of plate glass, a form of glass traditionally made by casting and rolling and characterized by its excellent surface produced by grinding and polishing.
