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Letter from Clarence Morfit to James Curtis Booth, October 18, 1854

  • 1854-Oct-18

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Clarence Morfit, Assistant Melter and Refiner at the New York Assay Office, asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) questions about refining and includes some rough calculations on the verso.

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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 1, Folder 11

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Morfit, Clarence. “Letter from Clarence Morfit to James Curtis Booth, October 18, 1854,” October 18, 1854. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8id0gz3.

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