U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 186. Scanned under the direction of Robert W. Julian at the NARA Philadelphia facility, operating via a grant from the Central States Numismatic Society. Note, for correspondence, endorsements were generally not copied. Entry 186 summary: Gold Deposit Signatures. 1850.
Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) sends confidential news to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding Richard Sears McCulloch (1818-1894), a competitor for the refining patent submitted by Booth and Henry Morfit's son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897). Morfit reports that McCulloch's petition will be "adversely reported upon" by the patent committee. Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure in the Andrew Jackson presidential administrations, appears to have served as go-between for his son, Campbell, and Booth in their efforts to interest the U.S. Mint in their process for refining gold.
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Richard Sears McCulloh (1818-1894) regarding his method for refining of gold and suggests that he sell it to the U.S. Government.
Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) discusses aggravation from Richard Sears McCulloch (1818-1894), a competitor for the refining patent submitted by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) and Henry Morfit's son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897). Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure in the Andrew Jackson presidential administrations, appears to have served as go-between for his son, Campbell, and Booth in their efforts to interest the U.S. Mint in their process for refining gold.
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Booth to suggest the possible sale of their gold-refining patent to the U.S. Government.
