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Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-04-06
Date(s): 1805-04-06
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall talks about the possibility of an order from the U.S. Indian Department and the necessity of sending samples of gunpowder along with a shipment to boost customer confidence.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall_050406
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1804-07-14
Date(s): 1804-07-14
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall requests powder shipment to supply a customer. McCall writes that Tench Coxe has not yet paid the company for a government contract.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall040714
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-04-13
Date(s): 1805-04-13
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall reports on the results of gunpowder tests Tench Coxe ordered. Since du Pont's powder performed poorly, McCall suggests that du Pont should personally meet with Coxe to rectify the situation.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall_050413
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-04-21
Date(s): 1805-04-21
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall informs du Pont that Tench Coxe will not buy his powder.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall_050421
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-02-26
Date(s): 1808-02-26
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall mentions paying money due to a Mr. Ralston and payment for powder manufactured for the U.S. government.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall080226
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1804-07-16
Date(s): 1804-07-16
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall discusses purchase of saltpeter for the company, competition from Decatur gunpowder manufactory, and contract payment negotiations with Tench Coxe.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall040716
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1807-03-17
Date(s): 1807-03-17
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall alerts company that he cannot collect payment on Newport, Rhode Island drafts because the Bank of the United States does not maintain a Newport branch. He suggests sending the draft to New York. McCall also requests additional powder to supply Tench Coxe.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall070317
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-04-09
Date(s): 1805-04-09
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall talks about Tench Coxe wanting to test some of du Pont's powder before committing to buying a large quantity. He also mentions William Davy, the agent for the U.S. Indian Department.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall_050409
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1804-08-04
Date(s): 1804-08-04
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall discusses customer powder order and method of shipment to avoid detection, along with sale of powder to retailers.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall040804
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1804-07-19
Date(s): 1804-07-19
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall discusses customer order and the purchase of saltpeter for the company.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall040719
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-04-14
Date(s): 1805-04-14
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall gives his opinion and advice about a gunpowder deal that Tench Coxe proposes.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall_050414
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1807-03-09
Date(s): 1807-03-09
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall has engaged a vessel to transport a powder order from New Castle to Norfolk. McCall also requests company to send him additional rifle powder to supply Tench Coxe, who sends powder to the back country and will help establish company character.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall070309
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1807-03-05
Date(s): 1807-03-05
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall has engaged schooner Minerva to carry a powder order from New Castle to New York. McCall also requests that company send him additional riffle powder to meet the spring demand and supply Tench Coxe.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall070305
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1807-03-12
Date(s): 1807-03-12
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall sends company tally of gunpowder remaining in the Philadelphia magazine. He has engaged schooner Speedwell to transport powder from New Castle to Norfolk and requests company send him additional rifle powder to supply Tench Coxe.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall070312
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1804-07-27
Date(s): 1804-07-27
Contributor(s): McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall discusses government contract negotiations with Tench Coxe, customer powder order, and purchase of supplies for the du Pont family and factory.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_mccall040727
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

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 & Co. 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 & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1811-09-28
Date(s): 1811-09-28
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 (correspondent)
Description: Coxe informs du Pont that the government wants to proceed with ordering gunpowder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_coxe110928
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1812-03-08
Date(s): 1812-03-08
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 the terms on which the Du Pont Company will manufacture gunpowder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18120305_coxe
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1812-01-25
Date(s): 1812-01-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Coxe reminds the company that it has not delivered the powder required by its contract and mentions another powder manufacture in Virginia from which the U.S. government has purchased powder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18120125_coxe
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1812-01-20
Date(s): 1812-01-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Coxe discusses expectations for powder deliveries under contract with the U.S. government.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18120120_coxe
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-04-02
Date(s): 1810-04-02
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall discusses the payment of debts 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_mccall100402
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1810-03-20
Date(s): 1810-03-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
Description: McCall discusses a gunpowder order from the U.S. Indian Department and directing the saltpeter agent in Kentucky to stop further purchases.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall100320
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1811-10-11
Date(s): 1811-10-11
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 (correspondent)
Description: Coxe discusses the prices of gunpowder kegs.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_mccall111011
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Tench Coxe to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1811-08-13
Date(s): 1811-08-13
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 (correspondent)
Description: Coxe offers to make a contract with du Pont to make gunpowder for the war department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: lms5a_coxe110813
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Longwood)