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  19 items
  Manuscripts, Advertisements

  Notebook containing an advertisement for The Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical

  • 1850

  A notebook containing handwritten references to various recipes and uses for ingredients. The first page includes an advertisement for The Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical: Embracing Its Application…

  • Contributor Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Cookbooks
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  36 items
  Illustrated works, Encyclopedias and dictionaries

  Section from the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical

  • 1850

  Pages 944 through 974, title pages, and preface of The Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical: Embracing Its Application to the Arts, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Geology, Medicine, and Pharmacy (1850) by James…

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Science--Encyclopedias, Science--Terminology, Chemistry--Dictionaries, Science--Study and teaching
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, January 4, 1850

  • 1850-Jan-04

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth with mention of articles he previously shared.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, January 25, 1850

  • 1850-Jan-25

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth, mentioning a hydrometer and other equipment sent.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, January 26, 1850

  • 1850-Jan-26

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), sends a list of goods to Booth.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, February 12, 1850

  • 1850-Feb-12

  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 send glass rods.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, February 15, 1850

  • 1850-Feb-15

  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 send combustion tubes.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 11, 1850

  • 1850-Mar-11

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), encloses a check for Booth's wages.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, March 24, 1850

  • 1850-Mar-24

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth to discuss Booth's wages and pose a query on missing…

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists, Encyclopedias
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, June 18, 1850

  • 1850-Jun-18

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), requests input from Booth to ensure “a continuance of the appropriation for…

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, June 26, 1850

  • 1850-Jun-26

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), sends Booth a copy of his process for analyzing cast iron for comment and…

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists, Iron--Analysis
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, July 9, 1850

  • 1850-Jul-09

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), requests missing numbers for the encyclopedia from Booth.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists, Encyclopedias
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 9, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-09

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with advice on the refining patent that his son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), and Booth hope to sell to the United States Mint.

  Morfit, a claims…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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  5 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 12, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-12

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a copy of a long letter sent to Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Secretary of the Treasury, which outlines the refining process developed by Booth and Morfit's…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter 1 of 2 from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 13, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-13

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) reports on a letter from Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Secretary of the Treasury.

  Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure in the Andrew Jackson presidential…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter 2 of 2 from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 13, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-13

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) writes a second time due to a mix up in addresses.

  Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure in the Andrew Jackson presidential administrations, appears to have…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 15, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-15

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) writes to discuss the patent application sent by his son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897) and James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).

  Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 17, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-17

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a possibility of compromise concerning Richard Sears McCulloch’s (1818 – 1894) rival patent.

  Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, McCulloh, R. S. (Richard Sears), 1818-1894
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 19, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-19

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth commenting on a controversy with Richard Sears McCulloh…

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Chemists, Metals--Refining, McCulloh, R. S. (Richard Sears), 1818-1894
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 19, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-19

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) writes more on a proposed partnership with Richard Sears McCulloch (1818-1894) in response to his letter of August 17th. Morfit urges caution and points to several drawbacks in McCulloch’s…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1850

  • 1850-Aug-22

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) sends confidential news to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding Richard Sears McCulloch (1818 – 1894), a competitor for the refining patent submitted by Booth and Henry Morfit's son,…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, McCulloh, R. S. (Richard Sears), 1818-1894
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, September 9, 1850

  • 1850-Sep-09

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865), a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure in the Andrew Jackson presidential administrations, appears to have served as go-between for his son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897),…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Patents
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, September 17, 1850

  • 1850-Sep-17

  Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) discusses aggravation from Richard Sears McCulloch (1818 – 1894), a competitor for the refining patent submitted by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) and Henry Morfit's son, Campbell Morfit…

  • Author Morfit, Henry Mason, 1793-1865
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject United States Mint, Mint of the United States, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Metals--Refining, United States. Assay Office, New York City, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, McCulloh, R. S. (Richard Sears), 1818-1894
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, September 19, 1850

  • 1850-Sep-29

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth. Letter contains an early example of a "smiley face" in a…

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897, Emoticons
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, September 29, 1850

  • 1850-Sep-29

  Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth to discuss the fate of some legislation.

  • Author Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897
  • Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Morfit, Campbell, 1820-1897