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Letter from James Woodrow to James Curtis Booth

  • 1868-Jul

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Addressed to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) and William E. Du Bois (1810-1881), this letter from an unidentified sender provides an introduction for a Mr. James Woodrow (1828-1907), an uncle of United States President Woodrow Wilson, professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, and later president of the College of South Carolina. A note beneath the letter states that mixed nitrate of copper and silver will be shipped by express to Woodrow.

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  • 14.2 cm W x 23.2 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 5

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Woodrow, James. “Letter from James Woodrow to James Curtis Booth,” July 1868. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/o59h9it.

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