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Letter from James C. Booth to an unidentified "sir"

  • After 1849 – before 1887

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James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) comments on the subject of silver containing selenium. Letter relates to a set of correspondence from the New York Assay Office.

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  • 2 pages
  • 20.7 cm W x 31.8 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series IV: Miscellaneous James C. Booth Papers
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  • Box 7, Folder 18

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Booth, James Curtis. “Letter from James C. Booth to an Unidentified ‘Sir’ ,” n.d. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 7, Folder 18. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/hm50ts073.

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