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Letter from John Jay Knox to James Curtis Booth

  • 1866-Nov-19

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Letter written by John Jay Knox Jr. (1828-1892), an American financier, government official, and primary author of the Coinage Act of 1873, to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). Knox seeks to determine the relative values of the United States silver dollar, half dollar, and Mexican pesos.

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  • 12.8 cm W x 20 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 2, Folder 5

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Knox, John Jay. “Letter from John Jay Knox to James Curtis Booth,” November 19, 1866. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9h4cd3p.

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