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Title: Contract, Francis Breuil with the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-06-24
Date(s): 1805-06-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Breuil, Francis (contractor), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (contractor)
Description: Francis Breuil's contract to purchase 400 barrels of powder from the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Breuil likely made this purchase on behalf of the Minister to Spain. See Life of E. I., Volume 7, pages 155 and 221. Contract is in French. Attachment included here is a receipt for delivery of this powder on board the Schooner Fly dated 07 October 1805.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18050624_breuil
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, John Roberts to John Harnest, 1808-08-16
Date(s): 1808-08-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Roberts, John (correspondent)
Description: Roberts sends a letter of recommendation to John Harnest of Warm Spring, Bath County, Virginia introducing E. I. du Pont de Nemours.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080816_roberts_01
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, John Roberts to Thomas Kinkeade, 1808-08-16
Date(s): 1808-08-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Roberts, John (correspondent)
Description: Roberts sends a letter of recommendation to Thomas Kinkeade of Franklin in Pendleton County, Virginia introducing E. I. du Pont de Nemours.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080816_roberts_02
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)

Title: Correspondence, Bushrod Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 1808-08-16
Date(s): 1808-08-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (collector), Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829 (correspondent)
Description: Washington sends a letter of recommendation to Alexander Spotswood of Kentucky for E. I. du Pont de Nemours or Peter Bauduy during their trip to Virginia and Kentucky in search of domestic saltpeter sources. Washington notes that du Pont is a close associate of Anthony Cazenove of Alexandria, VA.
Collection ID: The Longwood Manuscripts. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. records (Accession LMSS.V)
Hagley ID: 18080816_washington
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Longwood)