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Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, November 20, 1859

  • 1859-Nov-20

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Henry M. Morfit (1793-1865) asks questions about the commercial value of cobalt ore.

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 Morfit (1820-1897), and James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) in their efforts to interest the U.S. Mint in their process for refining gold.

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  • 19.5 cm W x 24.9 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 1, Folder 12

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Morfit, Henry Mason. “Letter from Henry M. Morfit to James Curtis Booth, November 20, 1859,” November 20, 1859. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 12. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/i5cr5oo.

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