B. Hoff announces the death of a family member.

Concerns interest in the purchase of a mine.

Discussion of upcoming studies with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).

A request for course registration information.

C.P. Wornum writes concerning a potential course of study with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).

Carter & Scattergood, a Philadelphia chemical manufacturing firm founded in 1834, request information on agricultural fertilizers from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).

Charles C. Post, a cousin of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Booth with news of the death of his son.

Charles C. Post, a cousin of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Booth to discuss the health of Post's wife and child.

Charles Ferris requests information from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning his courses of instruction in practical analytical chemistry.

Discussion of a variety of business matters.

Concerns the chances of a one Mr. Patterson to obtain a certain position.

Discussion of James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) impending marriage.

Written to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from his brother-in-law, Conrad W. Faber concerning charges leveled against Booth by Richard Sears McCulloh (1818 – 1894). Booth allegedly left 5% silver content in with…

An inquiry concerning an analytical technique.

Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893), a Harvard professor of agricultural chemistry, follows up with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) about a letter sent on April 3.

Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893), a Harvard professor of agricultural chemistry, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to inquire about courses offered by Booth.

Eben Horsford (1818-1893) thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for his letters.

Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893) requests information concerning a muffle furnace from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). Horsford was an American scientist who taught agricultural chemistry in the Lawrence Scientific…

Evan Pugh (1828-1864) wishes to study with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). In shorthand, Pugh discusses some experiments in gaseous precipitation that he has carried out. Pugh became the first president of the…

The terms of James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) faculty appointment as Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania are outlined.

James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) elected to faculty as Professor of Chemistry as Applied to the Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.

G.L. Ronalds, a pupil of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes about his journey to Europe and his studies with Robert Bunsen (1811-1899) and others.

Concerns appointments to certain posts at the United States Mint.

Contains a list of names to be considered for potential employment at the United States Mint.