James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, requests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) prepare fusible alloys for use in steamboat safety tests.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, provides James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a copy of proceedings of the Board of Supervisors containing a report sent to Booth.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, requests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) testify before the New York Board of Supervisory Inspectors of Steam Boats. Booth notes that he is unable to do so due to a scarcity of bismuth which had delayed his research.
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that Booth's estimate on cost for a steam boiler is in hand.
Clarence Morfit, Assistant Melter and Refiner at the New York Assay Office, discusses the ongoing progress of construction at the New York Assay Office.
J. G. Washington, of the United States Treasury Department, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to discuss the possible use of Evans Safety Guards and Safety Alarms.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning Evans promise to make good on the damaged Safety Guards.
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.
