James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) is appointed as Henry Darwin Rogers' (1808-1866) assistant.

James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) is appointed as an assistant of Henry Darwin Rogers (1808-1866), an American geologist. Rogers provides Booth with expectations for his assistantship.

An encomium to Germany, where James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) was studying, as "the cradle of the Reformation and the nurse of science and literature" and a caution to diligence.

Mentions translating portions of Jöns Jacob Berzelius' 1779-1848 Chemistry.

Lewis H. Gause, a student, explains to his professor, James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), that he is financially constrained from continuing his studies in chemistry with Booth.

A description of the funeral service for Lewis XVIII of France (1755-1824), held at Old St. Augustine’s Church in Philadelphia and some criticism of the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

A letter exhorting James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to piety and discussing a theological controversy between Mssrs. Kneeland and McCalla on the subject of eternal salvation.

Handwritten letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from the James Curtis Booth Papers. Booth, a nineteenth-century analytical chemist, established the first student training laboratory in 1836. He was also the chief…

Handwritten letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from the James Curtis Booth Papers. Booth, a nineteenth-century analytical chemist, established the first student training laboratory in 1836. He was also the chief…

Tabulation of data on the fineness of copper (i.e. weight of copper in proportion to the total weight of the metal including impurities and alloy base metals.)

James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) comments on the subject of silver containing selenium. Letter relates to a set of correspondence from the New York Assay Office.

Tabulation of data reporting the number of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness.

Description of operating procedures in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint. Digitized content does not include page seven because it is not held by the repository.

Description of the production of nickels utilizing nickel and copper.

Description of operating procedures at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.

Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.

Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.

Signed by James C. Booth (1810-1888).

Notes on the costs for cleaning and pickling cents with aqua fortis (nitric acid).

Statement of stock owned by James C. Booth, including the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Lehigh Navigation Company, and the Westmoreland Coal Company.