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Letter from Horace Binney to James Curtis Booth, August 19, 1862

  • 1862-Aug-19

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Horace Binney (1780-1875), member of the United States House of Representatives, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of August 18 on his wish to send plate to the Mint to be melted down into coins.

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  • 13 cm W x 21 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 5

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Binney, Horace. “Letter from Horace Binney to James Curtis Booth, August 19, 1862,” August 19, 1862. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zwtyoe9.

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