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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, April 20, 1889

  • 1889-Apr-20

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Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza informing her that he failed to see a bill to relieve James Booth's estate of its assessment for missing silver bars. Preston then discusses the difficulty of getting any sort of private relief bill, other than pensions, through Congress.

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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 2, Folder 11

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Preston, Robert E., 1836–1911. “Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, April 20, 1889,” April 20, 1889. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/l2hqn2o.

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