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Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, May 8, 1855

  • 1855-May-08

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Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, writes to philosophize on the death of his wife, Marie, and request a loan from Booth of $160.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 1, Folder 10

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Morfit, Campbell. “Letter from Campbell Morfit to James Curtis Booth, May 8, 1855,” May 8, 1855. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 10. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/wk4bckd.

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