U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 1, General Correspondence)
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Philadelphia Mint records scanned at the National Archives (NARA) in Philadelphia - covering the period March, 1869 - June, 1869. General Correspondence from Entry 1, Box 84 of Record Group 104. Courtesy of John Graffeo.
U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 160, Catalog of Cabinet Coins)
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"Photocopy of 1869 listing of the Mint Collection (this collection is today the National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian). From the National Archive & Records Administration, record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 160. Courtesy of Saul Teichman."
William M. Meredith (1799-1873) an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury during President Zachary Taylor's Administration, writes to appoint James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) as the Melter and Refiner of the United States Mint.
Friedrich Wahler (1800-1882) was the mentor of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). Booth studied with Wahler for two years in his private laboratory in the German state of Hesse-Kassel.
