Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and family papers (Winterthur)

About this collection

    The papers of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his wives, Nicole-Charlotte Marie-Louise le Dée de Rencourt (1743-1784) and Marie Françoise Robin de Poivre (1741-1841) are part of the Winterthur Manuscripts collection of family papers assembled by Colonel Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) and his son, Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) of Winterthur.
    Now held at Hagley Library, the Winterthur collection is divided into ten collection groups. This, the second of those groups, consists of the papers documenting the personal and professional life of Du Pont de Nemours, including his early political and diplomatic career in pre-​revolutionary France and his emigration to the United States. The papers also contain considerable correspondence with notable political figures and economic theorists in France and the United States.
    Of the seven series in this collection group, only the last two contain the papers of Du Pont de Nemours' wives; these last two series primarily consist of correspondence, mostly personal in nature.
    This collection has not been digitized in its entirety.
    Image: Satirical engraving with marginalia, ca. 1781. Click here to view.

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Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 1802-04-30
Correspondence from P. S. du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson concerning negotiations for the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 1802-05-12
Correspondence from P. S. du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson concerning negotiations for the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 1803-03-03
Correspondence from P. S. du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson concerning negotiations for the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 1803-05-12
Correspondence from P. S. du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson concerning negotiations for the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Marquis de Lafayette to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, undated
Letter from Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 1802-05-03
Correspondence from Thomas Jefferson to P. S. du Pont de Nemours concerning negotiations over the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 1802-05-05
Correspondence from Thomas Jefferson to P. S. du Pont de Nemours concerning negotiations over the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Correspondence, Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 1803-11-01
Correspondence from Thomas Jefferson to P. S. du Pont de Nemours concerning negotiations over the purchase of Louisiana from France.
Death Sentence of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1794-05-08
Copy of death sentence of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier entitled "Jugement qui condamne a la peine de mort Lavoisier, fermier general..." It is dated 19 Floreval An II [8 May 1794]. The death sentence is signed "Wolff, C. greffier" and carries the stamp of the Tribunnal Revolutionnaire.
Royal Permission for Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to accept a post at the Court of Baden, 1773-03-23
Royal permission for Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to accept the post and title of Conseiller Aulique at the court of Baden, 23 March 1773. Signed by King Louis XV and countersigned by the Duc d'Aiguillon, Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres.
Passport, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, 1774-07
Passport associated with W2-5045 (Passport issued to Du Pont de Nemours for his journey to Poland, 3 July 1774, signed by King Louis XVI and countersigned by Bertin). This item is a passport for the family and servants of Du Pont de Nemours, 8 July 1774, signed in the same manner.
Satirical Engraving
Satirical engraving, "Allegorie pour servir de Frontspiece au Comte Rendu au Roi, par M. Necker, Directeur General des Finances," with verses handwritten in the margins.