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Letter to James Curtis Booth from his minister, William H. Van Vleck

  • 1834-Jan-24

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An encomium to Germany, where James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) was studying, as "the cradle of the Reformation and the nurse of science and literature" and a caution to diligence.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 1, Folder 2

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Vleck, William Henry Van. “Letter to James Curtis Booth from His Minister, William H. Van Vleck,” January 24, 1834. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/sn9tayj.

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