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Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 5, 1854

  • 1854-Apr-05

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James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, requests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) testify before the New York Board of Supervisory Inspectors of Steam Boats. Booth notes that he is unable to do so due to a scarcity of bismuth which had delayed his research.

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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 1

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Guthrie, James. “Letter from James B. Guthrie to James Curtis Booth, April 5, 1854,” April 5, 1854. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ebf2ked.

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