Lammot du Pont's description of the explosion of three DuPont powder wagons in Wilmington, Delaware. This explosion occurred on 31 May 1854. Lammot du Pont's narrative includes a description of the scene just after the accident and possible causes...
Lammot du Pont's tabulation of the energy expended in producing soda powder at Hagley Yard. His calculations are based on the distances that raw materials and powder in various stages of completion moved throughout the yard.
Tabulation of gunpowder produced and remanufactured by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1804 to 1833. Also includes the amount of gunpowder sales by year.
Statement of the number of people employed by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company at their Brandywine gunpowder works. The statement lists the areas of the powder yards (i.e., Hagley Yard, Sawmill) and the number of employees in each area.
Ordnance industry; Gunpowder; Ordnance testing; Military officers
Lieutenant John A. Dahlgren, head of the U. S. Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, agrees to proof samples of DuPont's powder. The powder being sampled is for a shipment to Grinnell, Minturn and Company, which purchased gunpowder for the British military...
Ordnance industry; Gunpowder; Ordnance testing; Military officers
Lieutenant John A. Dahlgren, head of the U. S. Navy's Bureau of Ordnance, informs DuPont that there will be a delay in testing powder samples because of shad fishing on the Potomac River. The powder being tested is for a shipment to Grinnell,...
Lammot du Pont's description of the explosion of three DuPont powder wagons in Wilmington, Delaware. This explosion occurred on 31 May 1854. Lammot du Pont's narrative includes a description of the scene just after the accident and possible...
Correspondence from Elizabeth Tatnall Gillis to her son describing the explosion of three DuPont Company powder wagons in Wilmington and the accidents immediate aftermath.
Account of sales for John Vaughan with DuPont Company. Sales accounts for remainder of the year are in Vaughan records in Accession 500. Customers include (not a complete list): Shepperd & Davis; David Vickers; George Peterson; William Newell,...
Tax assessment list for the school district that encompassed the DuPont powder yards and many of the workers' communities. Includes members of the du Pont family, powder yard workers, and the DuPont Company powder mills. Alexis I. du Pont, who...
Bill of Lading for 3117 barrels of gunpowder to be shipped aboard the vessel "C. H. Rodgers," Captain John Langley, bound for New York. This powder was shipped to Grinnell, Minturn and Company of New York. This was the first powder shipped out...
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from January to June 1840. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from July to December 1840. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
An account of DuPont gunpowder sold by A. C. Cazenove & Company from January to June 1841. Includes customer names, type of powder purchased, and payment information.
