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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, 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, 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, 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, George Harrison to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-08-24
Date(s): 1808-08-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Harrison, George, 1762-1845 (correspondent), United States. Navy Department (correspondent)
Description: Harrison asks the terms on which the Du Pont Company will contract for the manufacture of gunpowder for the U.S. government.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080824_harrison
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, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-09-23
Date(s): 1808-09-23
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 has a need for rifle powder and asks the Du Pont Company on what terms they could manufacture the gunpowder. He informs the Du Pont Company that he must also ask other manufacturers for their contract terms.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080923_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, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-06-04
Date(s): 1808-06-04
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason provides shipping and packing directions for gunpowder to be delivered to U.S. Indian Factories at Chicago, Sandusky, Fort Wayne, and Mackinac. He directs the company to ship the gunpowder to Joseph Lopes Dias, agent for the Indian Trade in New York.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080604_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, William Simmons 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), Simmons, William (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Simmons writes regarding Du Pont Company account with the U.S. War Department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080727_simmons
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Callender Irvine to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-01-27
Date(s): 1808-01-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841 (correspondent), United States. War Department (originator)
Description: Irvine outlines shipping methods for powder produced for the U.S. Navy Department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: irwine18080127
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, 1808-08-15
Date(s): 1808-08-15
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason writes about a dispute over contract terms between his office and the Du Pont Company.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080815_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, 1808-01-24
Date(s): 1808-01-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Harrison describes how to pack gunpowder for the U.S. Navy Department.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080124_irvine
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Bradun & Rice to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-10-24
Date(s): 1808-10-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Bradun & Rice (Wilmington, Del.) (correspondent)
Description: Thomas Bradun and Washington Rice (1776-1845) request 20 kegs of F powder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: bradunrice18081024
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, Thomas Waterman to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-10-17
Date(s): 1808-10-17
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, writes regarding a gunpowder shipment for Choctaw that will be shipped through New Orleans.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18091017_waterman
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, General John Mason, Superintendent of Indian Trade, to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-03-23
Date(s): 1808-03-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason sends a check on the Bank of the United States for gunpowder manufactured for the Office of Indian Trade. He asks if the Du Pont Company can reduce its prices since his office will be ordering a large quantity of gunpowder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080323_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Richard Bowden & Co. to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-03-30
Date(s): 1808-03-30
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Bowden, Richard (correspondent), Richard Bowden & Co. (correspondent)
Description: Richard Bowden writes that the firm Richard Bowden & Co. has dissolved due to the scarcity of money and the slow in business. Bowden reports that Capt. Drummond is working to settle the firm's accounts.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: bowden18080330
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, Thomas Waterman to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-09-01
Date(s): 1808-09-01
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, provides shipping information for a gunpowder order for General Mason.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18090901_waterman_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, 1808-07-23
Date(s): 1808-07-23
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Mason, John, 1766-1849 (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Mason discusses payment for gunpowder delivered to the U.S. Office of Indian Trade and inquires about Du Pont Company terms for delivering additional gunpowder.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080723_mason
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Callendar Irvine, Superintendent of Military Stores, to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-02-08
Date(s): 1808-02-08
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841 (correspondent), United States. War Department (correspondent)
Description: Irvine writes regarding gunpowder shipments for the U.S. Military and Navy Departments.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080208_irvine
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Joseph Lopes Dias to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-07-22
Date(s): 1808-07-22
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Lopes Dias, Joseph (correspondent), United States. Indian Trade Department (correspondent)
Description: Joseph Lopes Dias, the New York agent for the U.S. Office of Indian Trade, acknowledges the arrival of a gunpowder order from the Du Pont Company.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080722_lopesdiaz
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

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