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Title: Percival Drayton to Samuel Francis du Pont, 1864-09-08
Date(s): 1864-09-08
Contributor(s): Drayton, Percival, 1812-1865 (correspondent), Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (correspondent)
Description: Drayton gives his account of the Battle of Mobile Bay and subsequent events. He is pleased to hear from du Pont that public opinion finally seems to be turning in du Pont's favor.
Collection ID: Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
Hagley ID: WMSS_9_B_16422
Collection: Civil War collections, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)

Title: Samuel Francis du Pont to Percival Drayton, 1863-07-29
Date(s): 1863-07-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (correspondent), Drayton, Percival, 1812-1865 (correspondent)
Description: Du Pont discusses his departure from Port Royal, what the newspapers are saying, and the Union army and naval developments in the Charleston area, including the battle at Fort Wagner.
Collection ID: Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
Hagley ID: WMSS_9_A_02957
Collection: Civil War collections, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)

Title: Percival Drayton to Samuel Francis du Pont, 1863-07-31
Date(s): 1863-07-31
Contributor(s): Drayton, Percival, 1812-1865 (correspondent), Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (correspondent)
Description: Drayton sends various newspaper articles to du Pont concerning recent developments near Charleston, pertaining to the attack on Fort Wagner at James Island. Drayton discusses his conversation with Fox, who recently visited the navy yard at New York, and concludes that much more liberality is being shown to Dahlgren's ordnance requests than had been the case with du Pont. Drayton further discusses Rodgers, the Stimers' court case, changing public opinion towards du Pont, and his work in New York.
Collection ID: Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
Hagley ID: WMSS_9_B_15737
Collection: Civil War collections, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)

Title: Percival Drayton to Samuel Francis du Pont, 1862-05-14
Date(s): 1862-05-14
Contributor(s): Drayton, Percival, 1812-1865 (correspondent), Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (correspondent)
Description: Drayton gives an update from Fernandina, mentioning that he is sending a report on the subject of liquor dealing on their vessels. He remarks that he went up in the Darlington as far as Nassau searching for a gun said to have been buried at the fort after the Union's occupation of it, and, after finding it, had it brought back to Fernandina. He also reports that he is trying to contain a mild outbreak of fever on board and has set up a hospital on shore.
Collection ID: Winterthur Manuscripts (Accession WMSS). Group IX. Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers
Hagley ID: WMSS_9_B_12628
Collection: Civil War collections, Samuel Francis du Pont and Sophie Madeleine du Pont papers (Winterthur)

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