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Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, October 18, 1855

  • 1855-Oct-18

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Edward N. Kent of the United States Assay Office at New York writes to thank James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for his kind words regarding Kent's sweeps washing apparatus.

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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 9

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Kent, Edward. “Letter from Edward N. Kent to James Curtis Booth, October 18, 1855,” October 18, 1855. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/rlmjiyt.

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