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Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-07-09
Date(s): 1873-07-09
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father from Paris relating the sights he saw in Roen and throughout the city of Paris. He also discusses some family business relating to the Gerhards, presumably his mother's (Louisa Gerhard du Pont's) family.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_010

Title: Charles K. Lennig to William du Pont, ca. 1900
Date(s): 1900?, 1900
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Short, undated note from William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig, to du Pont enumerating the acreage of the Montpelier property, the taxes assessed on it and the number of buildings present.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_027

Title: William du Pont to Louisa Gerhard du Pont, 1873-06-22
Date(s): 1873-06-22
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont Sr. to his mother relating his trip to Furness Abbey and other local sights. He also states his plans to go on to London ahead of his Aunt Eleuthera to secure rooms for them both.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_012

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-06-15
Date(s): 1900-06-15
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig, concerning the large difference in his offer and the current owner's asking price for the Montpelier Estate. Du Pont authorizes Lennig to raise the offer to $70,000.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_025

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-03-08
Date(s): 1900-03-08
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig authorizing him to offer $50 per acre to purchase James Madison's home Montpelier in Virginia.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_020

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-08-24
Date(s): 1873-08-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father from Genoa, Italy relating the sights in the town and his experience visiting the Villa of the Prince Pallavicini, where he greatly admired the gardens.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_011

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-27
Date(s): 1900-04-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig regarding his concern that his offer for Montpelier and the asking price are far too disparate to be reconciled.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_023

Title: Ellen Eugenia du Pont Irving to William du Pont, 1894-01-14
Date(s): 1894-01-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Irving, Ellen du Pont, 1843-1907 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William's sister, Ellen, to William excited about the news that William and his wife are expecting. She implores him to travel to Lakewood to see his mother and tell her about it in person because she grieves for him terribly to be so far away in England and wishes to see him more often.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_016

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-06-17
Date(s): 1873-01-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont Sr. to his father from England where he traveled with his Aunt Eleuthera. He discusses his time spent in Chester, Eaton Hall and Windermere where he greatly admires the flora and landscape.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_008

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-06-25
Date(s): 1873-06-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father about his further travels in England to Lichfield and Leannington where he visited the Rugby School and the grave of Thomas Arnold.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_009

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1872-10-27
Date(s): 1872-10-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter to his father informing him of his new residence in Boston while he attends MIT. He also asks for more money on account of having to spend so much for schoolbooks and other supplies. William also mentions that he is concerned for his eyes and is not sure how they can hold up to the strain of long hours of studying.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_005

Title: Ellen Eugenia du Pont Irving to William du Pont, 1895-12-17
Date(s): 1895-12-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Irving, Ellen du Pont, 1843-1907 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William's sister, Ellen, to William informing him of the death and funeral of her son (William's nephew), Henry du Pont Irving. She also expresses her wish that William could have been there.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_017

Title: Louis F. Detrick to Alex Yearley and Son, 1900-02-21
Date(s): 1900-02-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Detrick, Louis F. (correspondent), Alex. Yearley & Son (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Montpelier owner, Louis F. Detrick to his realtors, Alex Yearley & Son declaring his resolve not to lower his price on the estate without hearing a reasonable counter-offer and further defending his asking price by noting the recent sale near his location of unimproved property with inferior land for as much as du Pont was willing to pay for Montpelier.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_029

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-10
Date(s): 1900-04-10
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig, regarding his attempts to purchase the Montpelier Estate in Virginia. He authorizes Charles to go as high as $55 per acre without consulting him, but emphasizes that he does not want to see the property slip through his hands.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_022

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1871-10-16
Date(s): 1871-10-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father regarding disciplinary action at the Lake Mohegan School for getting caught going out of bounds. In the letter, he apologizes to his father and awaits his father's decision about remaining at the school.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_002

Title: Charles D. Morris to Henry du Pont, 1871-10-16
Date(s): 1871-10-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Morris, Charles D. (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Charles D. Morris, Headmaster of the Lake Mohegan School, to Henry du Pont relaying his version of an incident of Henry's son, William, breaking the rules and discusses his concerns about William's behavior.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_003

Title: Charles K. Lennig to Alex Yearley and Son, 1900-05-01
Date(s): 1900-05-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent), Alex. Yearley & Son (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont's secretary, Charles Lennig, to Alex Yearley & Sons, realtors for Louis F. Detrick, owner of Montpelier refusing to offer more than $50 per acre until Dietrick shows a willingness to compromise by lowering his price even a little. A handwritten note to William du Pont appears at the bottom in which Lenning informs du Pont that the above letter to the realtors is meant to serve as bait to encourage negotiations without raising the offer.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_026

Title: William du Pont to Louisa Gerhard du Pont, 1869-09-16
Date(s): 1869-09-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his mother regarding his daily routine at the Lake Mohegan School, a boarding school for boys in New York.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_001

Title: Alex Yearley and Son to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-28
Date(s): 1900-04-28
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Alex. Yearley & Son (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from realtors Alex Yearley & Son to William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig noting an attached copy of Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick's response to du Pont's latest offer. A hand written note at the bottom from Lennig to du Pont notes that Detrick does not know the identity of the prospective buyer (du Pont), and Lennig wonders if it would help matters to remove the anonymity.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_030

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1872-01-16
Date(s): 1872-01-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father while attending MIT. In addition to asking for more money on account of his doctor's bills and clothes washing, William expresses concern over passing his upcoming examinations, though he says he will do his best.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_004

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-02-07
Date(s): 1873-02-07
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father informing him of a flare up in his eye troubles and explaining his doctor's orders to either live somewhere in the country or travel abroad. Meanwhile, William's attempt to find someone to tutor him after leaving MIT was met with resistance from his doctor who wished him not work or study for six months so as not to damage the nerves permanently.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_007

Title: Alex Yearley and Son to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-02-13
Date(s): 1900-02-12
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Alex. Yearley & Son (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Alex Yearley & Son, realtors for Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick to William du Pont's secretary Charles Lennig stating Detrick's refusal to ask for anything less than $100 per acre for the estate given its 'historic fame' as James Madison's home.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_028

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-02
Date(s): 1900-04-02
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles K. Lennig regarding the purchase of the Montpelier Estate. He does not wish to close off negotiations but believes the property lacks too much to be worth more than the $50 per acre he is offering.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_021

Title: Louisa Gerhard du Pont to William du Pont, 1896-03-09
Date(s): 1896-03-09
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William's mother, Louisa, to William congratulating him on the birth of his son, William Jr. and complimenting him on the photograph of his young daughter, Marion.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_015

Title: Louisa Gerhard du Pont to William du Pont, 1894-02-09
Date(s): 1894-02-09
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William's mother, Louisa, to William thanking him for his recent visit and reassuring him that under no circumstances will her love for him ever change.
Collection: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_014

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