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Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-07-23
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Government contracts; Ordnance industry;
Mason discusses payment for gunpowder delivered to the U.S. Office of Indian Trade and inquires about Du Pont Company terms for delivering additional gunpowder.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1807-12-28
Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Mason describes government trade with Native Americans at western trading posts (factories) and writes that he believes Du Pont gunpowder will satisfy Native American traders at these posts.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1809
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason provides list of destinations for Du Pont powder procured by the U.S. Office of Indian trade. Mason mentions Mathew Irwin, agent for the Office of Indian Trade in Chicago.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-09-19
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason requests gunpowder for Oakmulgee to be sent to Thomas Waterman in Philadelphia and shipped through Savannah.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-10-12
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason inquires after an order for the U.S. Office of Indian Trade that was to be loaded at New Castle.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1811-09-02
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason requests powder for the indian factory at Oakmulgee to be sent to Thomas Bourke, the agent for the U.S. Office of Indian Trade in Savannah.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-01-19
Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry
General Mason requests the company to prepare powder for use in the Indian Factory at Fort Wayne. He discusses the particular demands of Native Americans in that region.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-03-23
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Government contracts; Ordnance industry;
Mason sends a check on the Bank of the United States for gunpowder manufactured for the Office of Indian Trade. He asks if the Du Pont Company can reduce its prices since his office will be ordering a large quantity of gunpowder.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-06-04
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Government contracts; Ordnance industry;
Mason provides shipping and packing directions for gunpowder to be delivered to U.S. Indian Factories at Chicago, Sandusky, Fort Wayne, and Mackinac. He directs the company to ship the gunpowder to Joseph Lopes Dias, agent for the Indian Trade in...
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-08-15
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Government contracts; Ordnance industry;
Mason writes about a dispute over contract terms between his office and the Du Pont Company.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-10-28
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Government contracts; Ordnance industry;
Mason as secured saltpeter for the Du Pont Company from the Secretary of War. He requests Du Pont gunpowder for the the U.S. Indian Factory Choctaw and for Natchitochez. Powder to be sent through Indian Agent in Philadelphia, Thomas Waterman.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-10-05
Mason reports that he may be able to obtain saltpeter for the Du Pont Company from the Secretary of War. He orders Du Pont gunpowder for the U.S. Indian Factory Choctaw, to be sent to Indian Agent Thomas Waterman in Philadelphia.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1809-07-17
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason requests Du Pont gunpowder for the indian factories at Fort Wayne and Sandusky to be sent through Thomas Waterman in Philadelphia.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1809-11-09
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason introduces Colonel Humphreys near New Haven, CT to E.I. du Pont, Peter Bauduy, and the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1809-10-27
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason requests an order of rifle powder for the indian factory at Natchitoches to be delivered to Thomas Waterman in Philadelphia.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-02-26
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason encloses payment and provides packing instructions for future orders. He also reports on powder preferences from the Indian factory at Fort Wayne.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-03-30
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason requests additional powder for the indian factories at Fort Wayne, Fort Madison, and Fort Osage be sent to Baltimore care of Edward Jones.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-04-23
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason encloses payment for gunpowder. Mason also discusses shipping routes for powder to Fort Osage and Fort Madison.
DuPont Company Collection

Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-08-30
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry; Government contracts;
Mason encloses payment for powder delivered to Forts Madison and Osage. Mason also discusses payment policies from the U.S. government in cash and in saltpeter.
DuPont Company Collection

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