Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to request an assay from Booth.
James Ross Snowden (1809-1878) informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that the new United States Mint operations in New York and San Francisco will result in a diminished number of positions at the Philadelphia Mint.
T. Roberts Baker asks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) questions concerning a gold assay and praises Booth for his magnanimity in regard to accusations by Richard Sears McCulloh (1818-1894).
Edward N. Kent writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with his decision to apply to the Assayer's position at the Unites States Assay Office in New York.
U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 216, Letters Received from Branch Mints and Assay Offices, 1834-1873)
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U.S. Mint correspondence, scanned from the National Archives record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 216, volume 10, covering the period January 1, 1853 to December 31, 1853. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
