Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1850
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- Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1850
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Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 22, 1850
Author: James Booth Papers
Year: 1850
Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) sends confidential news to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding Richard Sears McCulloch (1818-1894), a competitor for the refining patent submitted by Booth and Henry Morfit's son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897). Morfit reports that McCulloch's petition will be "adversely reported upon" by the patent committee. 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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