Extended title reads: "Counterfeit Bank Note Expositer, Or, A Short System of Detecting Counterfeit Bank Notes With Certainty, Independant of a common Counterfeit Detector"
Clarence Morfit, Assistant Melter and Refiner at the New York Assay Office, discusses the ongoing progress of construction at the New York Assay Office and includes a list of items ordered.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning an order of Evans Safety Guards sent to Booth from Pittsburgh.
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) was Melter & Refiner at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The James Booth papers are held by the Science History Institute in Philadelphia. Newman Numismatic Portal sponsored the digitization of the numismatic portions of this material in 2021.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning fusible alloys for use in steamboat safety tests.
