The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Francis Breuil's contract to purchase 400 barrels of powder from the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Breuil likely made this purchase on behalf of the Minister to Spain. See Life of E. I., Volume 7, pages 155 and 221. Contract is in...
Building construction; Interior decoration; Fireplaces; Chimneypieces; Antiques;
Contract between Delaware Land Development Company and Allan Burton Stanhope and George Fletcher Bennett for an antique fireplace mantel to be installed in the Board Room of the Delaware Trust Building.
Mentions a report on tests of English gunpowder, sending samples of English gunpowder and saltpeter to DuPont, and the possibility of making another contract for gunpowder.
Reiterates the terms upon which the English government can break their contract with DuPont and the indemnity the English will pay for doing so. Includes and enclosure from Elias Wade, Jr.
Informs DuPont that an English military agent will visit the DuPont powder works to inspect gunpowder and discuss settle on the amount the English government will pay for breaking their contract.
Mentions terms for a gunpowder contract that Wade and DuPont had previously discussed verbally. Wade acted as an agent for Grinnell, Minturn & Co. for gunpowder contracts during the Crimean War.
Letter written by Elias Wade, Jr. Discusses a test of Waltham Abbey gunpowder and the possibility of the English government breaking their contract with DuPont.
