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- Title
- Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1811-12-09
- Date(s)
- 1811-12-09
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
- Description
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Written by Samuel Hall for Archibald McCall. Receipt for a gunpowder shipment.
- Collection ID
- The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
- Hagley ID
- lms5a_mccall111209
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)
- Title
- Correspondence, John Warner to E. I. du Pont, 1811-01-01
- Date(s)
- 1811-01-01
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Warner, John (correspondent)
- Description
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Correspondence discussing merino sheep as well as the purchase of passages on the ship "Medford" (Captain Hall).
- Collection ID
- The Longwood Manuscripts. Eleuthère Irénée du Pont papers, 1782-1838 (Accession LMSS.III)
- Hagley ID
- 20100713_2_01
- Collection
- Eleuthère Irénée du Pont papers (Longwood)
- Title
- Volume 2, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Labels
- Date(s)
- 1819/1865, 1819, 1865
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 (former owner), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
- Description
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Scrapbook of gunpowder labels and advertisements for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Companies and brands include E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Isaac Cromie; A.F. & Co.; Andrew Fountain & Company.
- Collection ID
- Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
- Hagley ID
- 20091123
- Collection
- Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers
- Title
- Martha Furnace daybook/diary
- Date(s)
- 1808, 1815
- Creator
- Martha Furnace (Washington, N.J.)
- Description
-
The volume is a combined daybook and diary, with operating and statistical data entered on the left-hand leaves and notes on the occurrences of the day entered on the right-hand leaves. It comprises a relatively complete account of the operation of a Pine Barrens iron plantation. The diary appears to have been the work of a single primary writer from 1808 to 1811. Thereafter, three individuals seem to have been responsible for the entries, until the diary was discontinued in 1815. It was once...
Show moreThe volume is a combined daybook and diary, with operating and statistical data entered on the left-hand leaves and notes on the occurrences of the day entered on the right-hand leaves. It comprises a relatively complete account of the operation of a Pine Barrens iron plantation. The diary appears to have been the work of a single primary writer from 1808 to 1811. Thereafter, three individuals seem to have been responsible for the entries, until the diary was discontinued in 1815. It was once thought that the principal writer was Caleb Earl, Jr., but this now appears less likely.
The daybook portion of the volume includes time sheets, lists of workmen, and records of consumption of raw materials and output of finished products. As such it is an important source on the technical performance of an early 19th century charcoal iron plantation. There are, however, no entries for wages paid or other dollar amounts, which were recorded in companion volumes that have not survived.
The diary portion of the volume is the work of a good observer of daily life and is an excellent source for the social history of an iron plantation. It mentions a total of 360 individual persons, including the workers, clerks, the visiting owners, and persons from the surrounding country doing business with the furnace. It describes work rhythms, celebrations, drunkenness, accidents, illnesses and deaths within the community, with occasional references to larger events in the world beyond the Pine Barrens. It also delineates the working relationships between Martha Furnace and nearby ironworks at Atsion, Batsto, Federal Furnace (Lakehurst), Hampton, Hanover and Weymouth.
Show less - Collection ID
- Martha Furnace daybook/diary (Accession 0339)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_0339_001
- Collection
- Martha Furnace daybook/diary