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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, 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, Henry Dearborn to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-03-29
Date(s): 1808-03-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Henry Dearborn requests that the company remanufacture rifle powder for the U.S. War Department using U.S. government saltpeter in the company's possession.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: decebour18080329
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, 1808-06-24
Date(s): 1808-06-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Dearborn asks the Du Pont Company what it would charge to manufacture gunpowder for the U.S. government.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080624_dearborn
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, 1806-01-29 (Copy)
Date(s): 1806-01-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: Company discusses methods for refining saltpeter for the federal government.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18060129_Dearborn
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, 1806-02-20 (Draft)
Date(s): 1806-02-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: Correspondence regarding Du Pont remanufactured gunpowder delivered to the U.S. War Department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18060220_Dearborn
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, 1808-10-05
Date(s): 1808-10-05
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason reports that he may be able to obtain saltpeter for the Du Pont Company from the Secretary of War. He orders Du Pont gunpowder for the U.S. Indian Factory Choctaw, to be sent to Indian Agent Thomas Waterman in Philadelphia.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18081005_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, 1808-10-08
Date(s): 1808-10-08
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 he has a friend in Maine who would like to try Du Pont powder for sporting. Dearborn requests that the Company send the sample in order to establish a good character for the powder in that district.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18081008_dearborn
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, 1807-10-21
Date(s): 1807-10-21
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Dearborn writes of his disappointment in the performance of Du Pont gunpowder during government testing.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18071021_dearborn
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, 1807-05-25
Date(s): 1807-05-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Dearborn discusses standards for gunpowder relative to French and English standards, and requests gunpowder be sent to Philadelphia.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18070525_dearborn
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, 1806-02-25
Date(s): 1806-02-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Dearborn discusses expectations for cannon and musket gunpowder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18060225_dearborn
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, 1805-09-24
Date(s): 1805-09-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Dearborn directs the company to extract saltpeter from damaged gunpowder for the U.S. government. He references the Du Pont Company's interest in proving powder and remanufacturing gunpowder for the U.S. government.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18050924_dearborn
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Thomas Tucker, Treasurer of the United States, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-07-27
Date(s): 1808-07-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Tucker, Thomas Tudor, 1745-1828 (correspondent), United States. Department of the Treasury (correspondent)
Description: Tucker encloses a check on the Bank of the United States issued by the Secretary of War.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080727_tucker
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, William Simmons to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-03-17
Date(s): 1808-03-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Simmons, William (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Simmons reports on Du Pont Company account with the U.S. War Department and writes that the Secretary of War has approved an advance to the company.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080317_simmons
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, 1808-10-12 (Copy)
Date(s): 1808-10-12
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: Company reports that it will deliver gunpowder to the government but asks what type gunpowder Secretary Dearborn requests.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18081012_Dearborn_0001
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, 1806-03-06 (Draft)
Date(s): 1806-03-06
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: Correspondence regarding cannon and musket powder delivered to the U.S. government.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18060306_dearborn_0001
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, 1808-10-28
Date(s): 1808-10-28
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason as secured saltpeter for the Du Pont Company from the Secretary of War. He requests Du Pont gunpowder for the U.S. Indian Factory Choctaw and for Natchitochez. Powder to be sent through Indian Agent in Philadelphia, Thomas Waterman.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18081028_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Callender Irvine, Superintendent of Military Stores, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-05-31
Date(s): 1805-05-31
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Correspondence regarding U.S. gunpowder to be remanufactured by the Du Pont Company at the direction of the Secretary of War.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18050531_irvine
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Callender Irvine, Superintendent of Military Stores, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-06-11
Date(s): 1805-06-11
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Irvine provides packing and proving requirements for U.S. gunpowder being remanufactured by the Du Pont Company.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18050611_irvine_0001
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company to Archibald McCall, 1807-11-23 (Copy)
Date(s): 1807-11-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Bauduy, Peter (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: Company reports that it cannot deliver the government saltpeter as requested due in part to freight costs.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18071123_McCall
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)