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Letter from Daniel D.L. Farson to Margaret M. Booth, May 15, 1888
- 1888-May-15
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Secretary, Daniel D. L. Farson writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza with a memorial statement adopted by the Society in memory of her late husband, James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
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Letter from Edward J. Nolan to Margaret M. Booth
- 1888-May-12
Edward J. Nolan, recording secretary of the Academy of Natural Sciences, writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to inform her of her late husband, James Curtis Booth (1810-1888)'s, date of election to the academy.
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Letter from John H. Peck to Margaret M. Booth
- 1888-May-10
John H. Peck writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to inform her of the date of receipt of an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by her late husband, James Curtis Booth…
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Letter from Edwin Lonsdale to Margaret M. Booth
- 1888-May-09
Edwin Lonsdale, a florist, forwards a request to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), for information concerning the date of Booth's election to the Horticultural Society for his successor as…
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Letter from Daniel D.L. Farson to Margaret M. Booth, May 9, 1888
- 1888-May-09
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Secretary, Daniel D. L. Farson, writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza, with information concerning the date of her husband, James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888), election to the…
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Letter from David J. Hill to Margaret M. Booth
- 1888-Apr-20
Letter from David J. Hill (1850-1932), president of the University of Lewisburg (now Bucknell University), informing Margaret M. Booth, that her late husband, James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), received an honorary degree…
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Letter from Marcus Benjamin to Margaret M. Booth, March 28, 1888
- 1888-Mar-28
Marcus Benjamin (1857-1932), an American chemist and editor, offers his condolences to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza, the widow of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), and agrees to send her "mss sketch" of her late husband.
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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, March 10, 1888
- 1888-Mar-10
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), informing her that progress is being made in Washington on the bill for James'…
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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, February 7, 1888
- 1888-Feb-07
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza concerning Preston's attempts to relieve James C. Booth from responsibility for making good on two stolen…
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Letter from M. Alsberg to James Curtis Booth
- 1888-Feb-07
M. Alsberg, Corresponding Secretary of the American Chemical Society (ACS) informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he has been elected Vice President of ACS for the year 1888.
- Author Alsberg, M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, American Chemical Society
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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, February 2, 1888
- 1888-Feb-02
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza concerning Preston's attempts to secure relief for James Booth from responsibility for making good on two…
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Statement of the amount of wastage on the Gold and Silver deposits received at the U.S. Branch Mint at San Francisco, and the amount of coinage and parting charges on the same together with the Annual Expenditures from Jan. 1st 1857 to Jan. 1st 1868.
- After 1867 – before 1887
Tabulation of data including: year, date of settlement, gold wastage, silver wastage, silver excess, coinage charges, total coinage, expenses in [United States] currency, expenses in gold.
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Settlement of Gold since 1860
- After 1860 – before 1887
Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.
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Report, "No. of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness"
- After 1849 – before 1887
Tabulation of data reporting the number of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness.
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Report on the fineness of copper
- After 1849 – before 1887
Tabulation of data on the fineness of copper (i.e. weight of copper in proportion to the total weight of the metal including impurities and alloy base metals.)
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Points in Melting Silver
- After 1849 – before 1887
Notes providing instructions on how to melt silver.
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Notes on the modes of operating in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint
- After 1849 – before 1887
Description of operating procedures in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint. Digitized content does not include page seven because it is not held by the repository.
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Method of operating in the Melter and Refiner’s Department of the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia
- After 1849 – before 1887
Description of operating procedures at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
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Letter from James C. Booth to an unidentified "sir"
- After 1849 – before 1887
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) comments on the subject of silver containing selenium. Letter relates to a set of correspondence from the New York Assay Office.
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Lecture tickets and announcements
- 1852 – 1887
Includes two tickets and an announcement for various lectures given by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) at the University of Pennsylvania, an invitation to the wedding of Bessie and Arthur Van Harlingen, an advertisement…
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Annual Settlement of Melter & Refiner’s Account since 1860
- After 1860 – before 1887
Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.
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Letter from John Jordan Jr. to James Curtis Booth
- 1887-Dec-23
John Jordan Jr. writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) mentioning a textbook in passing.
- Author Jordan, John, Jr.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to J. L. Stadelman
- 1887-Dec-19
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to J.L. Stadelman, a dealer of coal and lumber in Ardmore Pennsylvania. Booth inquires about the purchase of a ton of Lehigh coal for his home in Haverford, Pennsylvania.…
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Addressee Stadelman, J. L.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from Thomas H. Garrett to James Curtis Booth
- 1887-Nov-05
In 1836, James Booth started a student laboratory in Philadelphia where men could obtain practical training in chemistry - especially analytical chemistry - by personal instruction. With him were associated successively…
- Author Garrett, Thomas H.
- Contributor Booth, Garrett, and Blair Analytical and Consulting Chemists
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Garrett, Thomas H.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to the Board of Managers of the Churchmen's Missionary Association of the Port of Philadelphia
- 1887-Oct-17
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) resigns his position in the Board of Managers of the Churchmen's Missionary Association of the Port of Philadelphia.