Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 12, 1850
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- Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 12, 1850
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Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 12, 1850
Author: James Booth Papers
Year: 1850
Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a copy of a long letter sent to Thomas Corwin (1794-1865), Secretary of the Treasury, which outlines the refining process developed by Booth and Morfit's son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), and offers it for consideration. Morfit, a claims lawyer in Washington, D.C. and a political figure in the Andrew Jackson presidential administrations, appears to have served as go-between for his son, Campbell and Booth in their efforts to interest the U.S. Mint in their process for refining gold. 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.
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