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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Joseph P. Comegys, May 22, 1886

  • 1886-May-22

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James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) thanks Judge Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893), an American judge, lawyer, and politician from Dover, Delaware, for sending a copy of the act creating a Geological Survey Commission.

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  • 14.6 cm W x 20.2 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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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 8

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Booth, James Curtis. “Letter from James Curtis Booth to Joseph P. Comegys, May 22, 1886,” May 22, 1886. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/832ohi8.

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