Extract from the James C. Booth papers at the Science History Institute (Phialdelphia). Booth was the U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) melter & refiner from 1849-1887. Metadata courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
U.S. Mint correspondence from the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), record group 104 (U.S. Mint), entry 235 (letters sent from Mint headquarters), volume 34, covering November 7, 1883 to March 7, 1884. Courtesy of Roger W. Burdette.
