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Letter from Sam Grant Jr. to James Curtis Booth

  • 1863-Dec-08

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Sam Grant Jr. writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) asking to procure a $5 or a $2.50 unstamped gold piece. Booth notes on the letter verso that the Director will allow it.

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  • 12.7 cm W x 20.3 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 5

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Grant, Sam, Jr. “Letter from Sam Grant Jr. to James Curtis Booth,” December 8, 1863. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/o3w4q3e.

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