Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 15, 1850
- 1850-Aug-15
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Small JPG1200 x 1556px — 325 KBLarge JPG2880 x 3734px — 1.3 MBFull-sized JPG3376 x 4377px — 1.7 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 3376 x 4377px — 42.3 MBHenry M. Morfit (1793-1865) writes to discuss the patent application sent by his son, Campbell Morfit (1820-1897) and James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).
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.
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Morfit, Henry Mason. “Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, August 15, 1850,” August 15, 1850. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 12. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ekqyj74.
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