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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, October 9, 1884

  • 1884-Oct-09

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James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding a proper price for black lead crucibles.

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  • 22.4 cm W x 25 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 2, Folder 8

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Booth, James Curtis. “Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, October 9, 1884,” October 9, 1884. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/rlbrfgv.

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