Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Washington sends a letter of recommendation to Alexander Spotswood of Kentucky for E. I. du Pont de Nemours or Peter Bauduy during their trip to Virginia and Kentucky in search of domestic saltpeter sources. Washington notes that du Pont is a...
In 1791, George Washington wanted a great church for national purposes to be included in the grand design for Washington, D.C. In 1893, the Protestant Episcopal Church was granted charter by Congress to found the cathedral. President Benjamin...
Hospitals; Charitable organizations; Fund raising;
Invitation from the Mary Washington Hospital to William du Pont Sr. requesting that du Pont be one of one hundred fifty donors of one thousand dollars each to support the construction of a new building for the hospital.
The newly constructed Washington Memorial Bridge - in background on left is Washington Grammar School number 24, containing 14 rooms; in background on right is Delaware Hospital which opened February 20, 1890, and now covers one city block.
Looking south from Washington St. and across the bridge, the Washington School # 24 is on the left and the roofline of the Delaware Hospital is on the right. The Bridge crosses the Brandywine River.
