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Letter from James Curtis Booth to James Pollock

  • 1870-May-11

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James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to James Pollock (1810-1890), Director of the United States Mint, to discuss a new method of "granulating gold and silver for the purpose of refining them" as proposed by a Mr. John Feix. Booth recommends a trial of this method.

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  • 19.5 cm W x 25.5 cm H
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  • Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 2, Folder 5

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Booth, James Curtis. “Letter from James Curtis Booth to James Pollock,” May 11, 1870. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1jqtatf.

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