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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Marcus Benjamin, July 1, 1886

  • 1886-Jul-01

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James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Marcus Benjamin (1857-1932), an American chemist and editor, answers questions submitted for his profile in Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography (1887).

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 2, Folder 8

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Booth, James Curtis. “Letter from James Curtis Booth to Marcus Benjamin, July 1, 1886,” July 1, 1886. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xyvurxz.

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