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Pages
- Title
- Inventory, DuPont Company, 1861-12-31
- Date(s)
- 1861-12-31
- Contributor(s)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
- Description
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Inventory of powder at agents in both the loyal and disloyal states
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Inventory7_18611231
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Alfred Victor du Pont to DuPont Company, 1862-04-16
- Date(s)
- 1862-04-16
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1833-1893 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
An ongoing issue with powder prices in Cincinnati, deals with agents and debt following the fall of Memphis
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- AVduPont_18620614
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, John Bogue to DuPont Company, 1861-04-18
- Date(s)
- 1861-04-18
- Contributor(s)
- Bogue, John (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
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Bogue called to Mayor's office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and questioned amount of powder at the magazine and on selling powder to the South, mentions he does sell to stores in Virginia, needs advice of DuPont to stop selling. Mayor mentions he may be committing treason.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- JohnBogue_18610418
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1862-07-11
- Date(s)
- 1862-07-11
- Contributor(s)
- Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1816-1889 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Rolling Mill and Waterwheel are back in full operation at the mill
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- CABelin_18620711
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, P. Rotchford to DuPont Company, 1861-01-09
- Date(s)
- 1861-01-09
- Contributor(s)
- Rotchford, Philip (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
On cotton and slave prices and the storage of powder on boats
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- PRotchford_18610109
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Alfred Victor du Pont to DuPont Company, 1862-04-15
- Date(s)
- 1862-04-15
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1833-1893 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
An agent in Cincinnati has slashed prices and has contacted some of A.V. du Pont's customers to trying to undersell them, asks for advice on the situation as to prices. Also discusses traveling to Nashville and the currency there. Du Pont expects Union currency to take over with continued Union successes
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- AVduPont_18620415
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1862-09-01
- Date(s)
- 1862-09-01
- Contributor(s)
- Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1816-1889 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
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Asking DuPont to send another mule and awaiting saltpeter instructions for a shipment from Philadelphia.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- CABelin_18620901
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1862-11-04
- Date(s)
- 1862-11-04
- Contributor(s)
- Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1816-1889 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Rolling mill is finally completed after nearly a year out of service from an earlier explosion
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- CABelin_18621104
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1862-06-02
- Date(s)
- 1862-06-02
- Contributor(s)
- Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1816-1889 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
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Letter to DuPont about rebuilding efforts after the earlier explosion
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- CABelin_18620602
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1861-04-29
- Date(s)
- 1861-04-29
- Contributor(s)
- Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1816-1889 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Discusses Delaware and the Union as well as miscellaneous powder business
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- CABelin_18610429
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1862-08-26
- Date(s)
- 1862-08-26
- Contributor(s)
- Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1816-1889 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
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Rebuilding of the rolling mill damaged by explosion, notes ongoing issue with oak kegs
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- CABelin_18620826
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, William Marshall to Henry du Pont, 1861-08-22
- Date(s)
- 1861-08-22
- Contributor(s)
- Marshall, William (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Received arms, some may have been shipped to Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and fallen into wrong hands
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS)
- Hagley ID
- WMarshall_18610822
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Alfred Victor du Pont to DuPont Company, 1862-12-06
- Date(s)
- 1862-12-06
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1833-1893 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Powder order, but also mentions expectations of seeing the river clear of rebels down to New Orleans soon
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- AVduPont_18621206
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Alfred Victor du Pont to DuPont Company, 1862-12-22
- Date(s)
- 1862-12-22
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1833-1893 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Shipping from Pittsburgh now faster
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- AVduPont_18621222
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Nave, McCord to DuPont Company, 1861-04-23
- Date(s)
- 1861-04-23
- Contributor(s)
- Yates, Henry Whitefield, 1837-1915 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Notes great concern for powder falling into wrong hands, asking DuPont for a guard for the magazines
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- NaveMcCord_18610423
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Nave, McCord to DuPont Company, 1861-08-03
- Date(s)
- 1861-08-03
- Contributor(s)
- Yates, Henry Whitefield, 1837-1915 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Discusses billing for powder and discusses the state of affairs in Missouri
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- NaveMcCord_18610803
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Mrs. Henry (Louisa) du Pont to her son, Henry Algernon du Pont, 1861-05-01
- Date(s)
- 1861-05-01
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900 (correspondent), Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Suspicion of a spy in the powder yards, watchman stationed at Upper Yard, talks about Camp Brandywine Springs
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS)
- Hagley ID
- MrsHDP_18610501
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, R. D. Lacoe to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1861-05-04
- Date(s)
- 1861-05-04
- Contributor(s)
- Lacoe, R. D. (Ralph Dupuy), Sr., 1824-1901 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Lacoe discusses a gunpowder shipment. He also mentions the questionable loyalties of Maryland and the prospect of men from Pittston traveling to Delaware to help protect the powder yards. Lacoe is almost certainly Ralph Dupuy Lacoe, a banker, financier, and coal operator from Pittston, Pennsylvania.
- Collection ID
- The P. S. du Pont Office Collection (Accession 501)
- Hagley ID
- LH_06
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Account of the 'Adventures of Lammot du Pont'
- Date(s)
- 1907-03-25
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 (originator)
- Description
-
On his voyages to England for Saltpeter
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500)
- Hagley ID
- AdventuresLDP_19070325
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, L. Thomas, Adjutant-General to Henry du Pont
- Date(s)
- 1861-04-29
- Contributor(s)
- Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
- Description
-
du Pont asks for arms to help protect mills, Thomas writes back saying there are no arms to give out, refers him to Gen. Patterson who is in command of military department in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS)
- Hagley ID
- LThomas_18610429
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Van Marcus to DuPont Company, 1860-12-03
- Date(s)
- 1860-12-03
- Contributor(s)
- Marcus, Van (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Georgia Legislature set aside one million for purchase of arms, if it includes powder, they would give DuPont the contract
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- VanMarcus_18601203
- Collection
- Civil War gallery
- Title
- Correspondence, Mrs. Samuel Francis (Sophie) Du Pont to John Syle, 1861-11-22
- Date(s)
- 1861-11-22
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888 (correspondent), Syle, John (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding the recent explosion on November 20, 1861 and its destruction. Sophie is taking care of Mr. Syle's children, whom she is very fond of. Sophie mentions two letters she has received from her husband.
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
- Hagley ID
- WMSS_9_D_23054
- Collection
- Civil War gallery, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)
- Title
- Correspondence, Mrs. Samuel Francis (Sophie) Du Pont to Mr. Henry Winter Davis, 1861-12-02
- Date(s)
- 1861-12-02
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888 (correspondent), Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence inquiring about Mr. Davis' late speech in Brooklyn, which Sophie heard about from Mrs. Charles du Pont. Sophie tells Mr. Davis about recent letters she has received from her husband about the war. Sophie also mentions taking care of the Syle boys after the explosion and the various destruction the explosion caused.
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
- Hagley ID
- WMSS_9_D_23062
- Collection
- Civil War gallery, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)
- Title
- Correspondence, Mrs. Samuel Francis (Sophie) Du Pont to Clementina [Smith], 1861-11-22
- Date(s)
- 1861-11-22
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888 (correspondent), Smith, Clementina Beach, 1814- (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence to Clemma regarding the explosion in the powder yard on November 20, 1861 and the destruction it caused.
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
- Hagley ID
- WMSS_9_D_23053
- Collection
- Civil War gallery, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)
- Title
- Correspondence, Mrs. Samuel Francis (Sophie) Du Pont to Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1861-11-25
- Date(s)
- 1861-11-25
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888 (correspondent), Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence from Sophie to her husband describing the aftermath of the explosion and the people she is hosting in her house, including the Syle boys (Louis and Fred). Friend Polly and niece Lina stayed with Sophie to help around the house.
- Collection ID
- Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
- Hagley ID
- WMSS_9_D_23056
- Collection
- Civil War gallery, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)