Asa Ames writes that he would like the company to consign him powder in Providence, Rhode Island rather than require him to travel to Newport to obtain powder. He offers Messrs. Brown & Ives, merchants of Providence, as a reference.
McCall alerts company that he cannot collect payment on Newport, Rhode Island drafts because the Bank of the United States does not maintain a Newport branch. He suggests sending the draft to New York. McCall also requests additional powder to...
McCall will engage a vessel to Charleston for the company and will prepare bills of exchange for London. McCall reports that New York banks will not make payments on bills of John Thurston of Newport, Rhode Island.
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Business & finance;
McCall discusses terms of payment for saltpeter purchase. He will also engage a vessel to carry powder to Charleston from New Castle and a wagon to carry articles of Victor du Pont. McCall discusses payment of Rhode Island bills and other...
This journal details Elizabeth Webb’s and Mary Roger's first visit to America, which lasted from November 1697 to May 1699. They landed in Virginia and traveled overland, visiting the important Quaker meetings along the way. The journal includes...
This journal details Elizabeth Webb’s and Mary Roger's first visit to America, which lasted from November 1697 to May 1699. They landed in Virginia and traveled overland, visiting the important Quaker meetings along the way. The journal includes...
Advertising card for Soapine soap manufactured by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration shows a sailing climbing a mast and holding a "Soapine" flag.
Advertising card for Soapine soap manufactured by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration shows a beached whale being cleaned with Soapine.
Advertising card for Soapine soap manufactured by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration shows a man on a telephone pole.
Advertising card for Soapine soap manufactured by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration shows an astrologer talking with a woman; stars in the sky spell out "Soapine."
Painting of the American Eagle, which was built in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1795. The duPont family of fourteen persons saild from La Rochelle, france, in this vessel in October, 1799. After a three months' voyage they arrived in Newport,...
Written caption: "Occupied by du Pont family shortly after arrival in US." Printed caption to another copy: "This home, located on the Kill van Kull at Bergen Point, New Jersey, was purchased by Madame du Pont de Nemours and Bureau de Pusy, her...
Advertising card for Soapine by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration shows a washerwoman sitting by a stove as cherubs clean clothes.
Advertising card for Soapine by Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration shows a woman dusting a fireplace mantel - display on mantel spells out "Soapine."
Advertising card for Soapine manufactured by the Kendall Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. Illustration is titled "The Dirt Killer" and shows a beached whale. Back is in English and German.
