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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Henry Carrington Bolton, March 3, 1882

  • 1882-Mar-03

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James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903) an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and Booth's relative, to discuss family matters. Booth also mentions a desire to hear Bolton lecture on icebergs.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 2, Folder 8

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Booth, James Curtis. “Letter from James Curtis Booth to Henry Carrington Bolton, March 3, 1882,” March 3, 1882. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7z5inh0.

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