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Letter from Sam Grant Jr. to James Curtis Booth
- 1863-Dec-08
Sam Grant Jr. writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) asking to procure a $5 or a $2.50 unstamped gold piece. Booth notes on the letter verso that the Director will allow it.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Grant, Sam, Jr.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from Salmon P. Chase to James Curtis Booth
- 1863-Oct-06
Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Secretary of the United States Treasury writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to order 100 pounds of fusible alloy No. 150 for an E. M. Shields.
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Letter from [Sandreth?] to James Curtis Booth
- 1863-Sep-10
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from John Wien Forney to James Curtis Booth, June 18, 1863
- 1863-Jun-18
John Wien Forney (1817-1881), Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1851-1856 and 1860-1861 and Secretary of the United States Senate 1861-1868, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) on behalf of a…
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Letter from J. G. Washington to James Curtis Booth, May 23, 1863
- 1863-May-23
J. G. Washington, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) about a discrepancy in Booth’s quarterly account. Someone read “twenty-five” for “seventy-five.”
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Letter from [Weitz?] to James Curtis Booth
- 1863-May-07
Mentions a proposed move to Washington, D.C. “unless the rebels take possession of the place.”
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Letter from Strickland Kneass to to James Curtis Booth
- 1863-Feb-07
Strickland Kneass, an Philadelphian engineer and son of engraver of the U.S. Mint, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) seeking permission to open the well of the church adjoined to the Mint.
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Letter from George A. Scherpf to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Jan-15
Request for a copy of a "certain paphlet or rather collection of all the Laws relating to the Mint."
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Scherpf, George A.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States, United States Mint
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Letter from Horace Binney to James Curtis Booth, August 19, 1862
- 1862-Aug-19
Horace Binney (1780-1875), member of the United States House of Representatives, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of August 18 on his wish to send plate to the Mint to be melted down into…
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Letter from Horace Binney to James Curtis Booth, August 18, 1862
- 1862-Aug-18
Horace Binney (1780-1875), member of the United States House of Representatives, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a desire to send some plate to the Mint to be melted down into coins.
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Letter from Henry Isaacs to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Aug-04
Henry Issacs writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a plea to be reinstated at the Mint. Isaacs was discharged due to his absense from work, but assures Booth that "I had been sick for some days previous... but…
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Isaacs, Henry
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from William Aufermann & Co. to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Apr-30
Letter offering Nickel to the United States Mint at $.80 a lb from William Aufermann.
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Letter from D. R. King to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Mar-29
D. Rodney King writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that King has returned the manuscript lent to him by Booth.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author King, D. Rodney
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from William Morris Davis to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Feb-18
William Morris Davis (1815-1891), a member of the United States House of Representatives, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding the coinage in New York and generally expressing his distaste of New York.…
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Letter from Dr. John Torrey to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Jan-27
Dr. John Torrey (1796-1873), Assayer of the United States Mint in New York, writes a letter of introduction on behalf of a Mr. Aufermann.
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Letter from G. W. Hunter to James Curtis Booth
- 1862-Jan-01
G. W. Hunter, Secretary of the Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church, informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he has been unanimously elected a Trustee of the Academy.
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Letter from John J. Allen to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Sep-23
Inquiry as to the price and time of a course of Analytical Chemistry.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Allen, John J.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Chemistry teachers, Laboratories, Analytical chemistry
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Letter from David Robinson to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Oct-29
David Robinson writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning a potential place as engineer or workman for the United States Mint.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Robinson, David
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from John Wien Forney to James Curtis Booth, September 23, 1861
- 1861-Sep-23
John Wien Forney (1817-1881), Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1851-1856 and 1860-1861 and Secretary of the United States Senate 1861-1868, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) on behalf of a…
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Letter from Mrs. William Camac to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Jul-10
Mrs. William Camac inquires of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) if there is "at present any vacancy for a... girl in the Mint."
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Camac, William, Mrs.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States, United States Mint
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Letter from Dr. J. H. B. McClellan to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Jun-03
Dr. J. H. B. McClellan (1823-1874), a Philadelphian physician and brother of renowned civil war general, George B. McClellan (1826-1885), writes to the James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to introduce a Mr. Hardcastle and…
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Letter from William Meridith to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Apr-22
Letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) stating "you are so eminently qualified for the position which you now hold in the Mint, that I am very sure that the idea of removing you, if entertained at all, must be founded…
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Meridith, William
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from Franklin Hulings to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Feb-25
Franklin Hulings discusses his concerns with the political differences between his potential references, "Mr. King, Judge Kelly, and Judge Campbell" and the Mint's Director, Col. Snowden, as Hulings attempts to be…
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Hulings, Franklin
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, United States Mint, Mint of the United States
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Letter from J. L. Ringwalt to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Feb-19
John Luther Ringwalt (1828-1891), a printer of the Philadelphia Press Office and publisher of the American Encylopaedia of Printing (1871), writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a plea to retain Archibald Loudon…
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Letter from J. S. Smith to James Curtis Booth
- 1861-Feb-09
J. S. Smith, Auditor of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning two audited accounts, one audited in favor of Thomas H. Garrett for $181 and another in Booth's favor…