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Title: Correspondence, Briscoe and Partridge to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-07-19
Date(s): 1810-07-19
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Briscoe & Partridge (Baltimore, Md.) (correspondent)
Description: Based on the recommendations of Henry Alexander and Archibald McCall, the firms agrees to become an agent for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company according to the terms the firm outlines. The firm requests that powder be sent to Henry Bennett at Elk landing for transport to Baltimore.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: briscoepartridge18100719
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Alfred Victor du Pont to Charles McKinney, 1843-12
Date(s): 1843-12
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1798-1856 (correspondent), McKinney, Charles (correspondent)
Description: Alfred Victor du Pont describes the hiring practices and procedures at the DuPont Company
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: m20100617_121843_05
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, John Chew to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1804-10-16
Date(s): 1804-10-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Chew, John, 1739-1807 (correspondent)
Description: Addressed to Peter Bauduy. Chew provides remarks from his customer, Mr. Bower, on du Pont gunpowder and requests additional powder for duck hunting in his market.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: Chew18041016
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, General John Mason to E. I. du Pont de Nemours, 1816-06-21
Date(s): 1816-06-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent)
Description: Mason confirms that he will lobby for the Du Pont Company interest in Washington and encourage the U.S. government to give the Du Pont Company as much business as possible.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18160621_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-07-06
Date(s): 1808-07-06
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Dearborn reports that the contract terms the Du Pont Company offered are not satisfactory.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080706_dearborn
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, John Hancock to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-08-27
Date(s): 1808-08-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Hancock, John (correspondent)
Description: Hancock reports that he needs more powder to supply his customers. He also reports that du Pont powder is considered superior powder in his market.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: hancock18080827
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Richard Bowden & Co. to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-10-27
Date(s): 1805-10-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Richard Bowden & Co. (correspondent)
Description: The firm thinks that Norfolk will be a successful market for gunpowder sales and offers to sell du Pont powder according to the agreement it outlines. Mr. Chevaltie has recommended the firm to the du Pont company.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: bowden18051027
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-05-29
Date(s): 1810-05-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall discusses payment for saltpeter, exchanging notes, and a gunpowder order.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall100529
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-04-09
Date(s): 1810-04-09
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall discusses payment of debts, saltpeter orders in Kentucky, and a gunpowder order for the U.S. Indian Department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall100409
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Samuel Barr to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-10-27
Date(s): 1805-10-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Barr, Samuel (correspondent)
Description: Barr has received more du Pont gunpowder than he intended for his market.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: Barr18051027
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, William Linnard, Military Agent, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-10-16
Date(s): 1805-10-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Linnard, William (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Linnard requests the Du Pont Company to deliver to the bearer of this letter powder ordered by Mr. Davy intended for St. Louis.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18051016_linnard
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Account, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company with Rumford and Abijah Dawes, 1807-07-28
Date(s): 1807-07-28
Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector)
Description: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company pays Rumford and Abijah Dawes in cash and powder in return for smith work.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: AccountDawes1806
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, William Simmons to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1809-09-22
Date(s): 1809-09-22
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Simmons, William (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Simmons reports that his trials of Du Pont gunpowder reveal it to be stronger and quicker than any other powder he has tried.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18090922_simmons
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-04-22
Date(s): 1810-04-22
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall provides du Pont with an invoice for saltpeter purchased in Kentucky and requests gunpowder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall100422
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-04-25
Date(s): 1810-04-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall confirms a shipment of gunpowder and discusses difficulties in obtaining gunpowder from the city magazine.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall100425
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1811-06-28
Date(s): 1811-06-28
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason will use his friends in the U.S Navy, particularly Mr. Warden the Consul General for Paris, to get a supply of Fuller's Teazle from France as requested by E.I. du Pont.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18110628_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company to Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, 1807-05-21 (Copy)
Date(s): 1807-05-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: The Company regrets it cannot send the requested samples of cannon powder to Secretary Dearborn and reports on French gunpowder standards.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18060521_Dearborn
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1812-04-23
Date(s): 1812-04-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Coxe asks for another copy of the Du Pont proposal for manufacturing gunpowder for the U.S. government and tells the company that the government is considering proposals from other manufacturers as well.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18120423_coxe
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-06-14
Date(s): 1810-06-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Caine, Richard (correspondent), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Caine informs du Pont of a saltpeter shipment.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall100614
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-02-05
Date(s): 1805-02-05
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent)
Description: Addressed to Peter Bauduy. Mason reports on his test of Du Pont gunpowder he received and prospects for selling Du Pont gunpowder to the U.S. War Department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18020205_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Thomas Waterman to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-09-22
Date(s): 1810-09-22
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Waterman, Thomas (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Waterman, the Philadelphia agent for the U.S. Office of Indian Trade, has engaged freight for Du Pont powder headed to Oakmulgee aboard the Schooner Mary & Eliza.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18100922_waterman
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Thomas Law to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-12-29
Date(s): 1805-12-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Law, Thomas, 1756-1834 (correspondent)
Description: Law counsels du Pont to be more aggressive in promoting his business to the U.S. government. Law warns that if du Pont is too modest the powder contracts will go to his Baltimore competitors.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: tench18051229
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1809-10-27
Date(s): 1809-10-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason requests an order of rifle powder for the Indian factory at Natchitoches to be delivered to Thomas Waterman in Philadelphia.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18091027_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-01-19
Date(s): 1808-01-19
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: General Mason requests the company to prepare powder for use in the Indian Factory at Fort Wayne. He discusses the particular demands of Native Americans in that region.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: masson18080119
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, John Pitray to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1806-09-15
Date(s): 1806-09-15
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Pitray, John (correspondent)
Description: Written in French and addressed to Peter Bauduy.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: pitray18060915
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

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