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Title: Acker, Merrall, & Condit to William du Pont, 1895-05-27
Date(s): 1895-05-27
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Cramer, J. (correspondent)
Description: Letter from J. Cramer of Acker, Merrall, and Condit to William du Pont soliciting business for any goods or provisions du Pont might need aboard his yacht, the 'Au Revoir.'
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_6_007
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Gurney C. Gue to William du Pont, 1913-10-29
Date(s): 1913-10-29
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Gue, Gurney C. (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Gurney C. Gue, secretary and treasurer of the American Hackney Horse Society to William du Pont graciously accepting du Pont's request that he officiate as judge of the Montpelier Horse Show.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_8_001
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: National Association of Audubon Societies to William du Pont, Sr., 1921
Date(s): 1921~, 1921
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals (originator)
Description: Form letter from T. Gilbert Pearson, President of the National Association of Audubon Societies, nominating William du Pont Sr., for life membership in the organization.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_14_005
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-08-24
Date(s): 1873-08-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father from Genoa, Italy relating the sights in the town and his experience visiting the Villa of the Prince Pallavicini, where he greatly admired the gardens.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_011
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Torpedo Company By-Laws
Date(s): 1880?, 1880
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Torpedo Company (Del.) (originator)
Description: Undated Copy of the By-Laws of the Torpedo Company.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_54_003
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Repauno Chemical Company Meeting Minutes, 1886-03-03
Date(s): 1886-03-03
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Repauno Chemical Company (originator)
Description: Meeting Minutes of the Repauno Chemical Company from March 3, 1886 which includes letterhead noting William du Pont's position as President of the Company.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_54_004
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Ellen Eugenia du Pont Irving to William du Pont, 1894-01-14
Date(s): 1894-01-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Irving, Ellen du Pont, 1843-1907 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William's sister, Ellen, to William excited about the news that William and his wife are expecting. She implores him to travel to Lakewood to see his mother and tell her about it in person because she grieves for him terribly to be so far away in England and wishes to see him more often.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_016
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William Wanamaker to William du Pont, 1917-04-16
Date(s): 1917-04-16
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Wanamaker, William (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William Wanamaker of 'Wanamaker & Brown' department store, to William du Pont regarding a visit to see du Pont's horses.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_9_006
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: E. Burton Cooke to William du Pont, 1914-02-24
Date(s): 1914-02-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Cooke, E. Burton (correspondent)
Description: Letter from E. Burton Cooke, landscape architect, to William du Pont soliciting consideration for the job of landscaping du Pont's newly-acquired Altama Estate in Georgia. Cooke notes he worked for George Vanderbilt in North Carolina for six years.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_8_005
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: By-Laws of the Delaware Trust Co.
Date(s): 1920?, 1920
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Delaware Trust Company (originator)
Description: Copy of the first page of by-laws of the Delaware Trust Company.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_47_001
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Montpelier Supply Company Certificate of Incorporation, 1911-10-10
Date(s): 1911-10-10
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Montpelier Supply Company (Montpelier Station, Va.) (originator)
Description: Copy of the Certificate of Incorporation for the Montpelier Supply Co., a general merchandising business on the grounds of William du Pont Sr.'s Montpelier Estate.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_50_006
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Ellen Eugenia du Pont Irving to William du Pont, 1900-03-08
Date(s): 1900-03-08
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Irving, Ellen du Pont, 1843-1907 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William's sister, Ellen, to William informing him of the death of their mother, Louisa.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_018
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Statement of Stockholdings in the Hinckley Brake Co., 1895-04-01
Date(s): 1895-04-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Hinckley Brake Co. (originator)
Description: Statement listing all of the stockholders in the Hinckley Brake Co. which includes William du Pont who owned a large portion of company stock.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_49_001_1
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Easthampstead Park description, ca. 1896
Date(s): 1896?, 1896
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner)
Description: Detailed description of manor and grounds of Easthampstead Park, home of the Marquis of Downshire.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_6_027
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Henry du Pont, 1873-02-06
Date(s): 1873-02-06
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his father reporting the news that the faculty had decided not to let him continue at MIT and not to give him any special treatment in spite of the medical condition of his eyes that caused him to fail his examinations. William expresses the pain he feels at the thought of his father's disappointment and skepticism of William's level of effort at school.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_006
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Repauno Chemical Company Meeting Minutes, 1886-08-06
Date(s): 1886-08-06
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Repauno Chemical Company (originator)
Description: Meeting Minutes of the Repauno Chemical Company setting William du Pont's salary as President.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_54_005
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Inc., 1922
Date(s): 1922~, 1922
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (originator)
Description: Material from the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment including calls to action to fight prohibition legislation, articles surrounding the controversy over prohibition and William du Pont's membership card for the organization.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_14_011
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Devon Horse Show to William du Pont, 1914-04-25
Date(s): 1914-04-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Devon Horse Show and Country Fair (Devon, Pa.) (originator)
Description: Letter to William du Pont from a representative of the Devon Horse Show confirming the reservation of a box at the show for du Pont and also requests that du Pont consider being a judge at the event.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_8_007
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Mary Washington Hospital to William du Pont, Sr., 1927-01-17
Date(s): 1927-01-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg, Va.) (originator)
Description: Invitation from the Mary Washington Hospital to William du Pont Sr. requesting that du Pont be one of one hundred fifty donors of one thousand dollars each to support the construction of a new building for the hospital.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_23_002
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Gurney C. Gue to William du Pont, 1916-12-24
Date(s): 1916-12-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Gue, Gurney C. (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Gurney Gue, Secretary of the American Hackney Horse Society to William du Pont informing du Pont of the judging rubric Gue planned to use for the upcoming Montpelier Horse Show. Included is a detailed copy of that rubric.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_8_017
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-03-08
Date(s): 1900-03-08
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig authorizing him to offer $50 per acre to purchase James Madison's home Montpelier in Virginia.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_020
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: List of Preferred Stockholders in the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1915-10-03
Date(s): 1915-10-03
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: List of all of the preferred stockholders in E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company holding greater than one hundred shares. William du Pont holds 10,000 shares.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_47_003
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Ashton Lemoine to William du Pont, 1895-3-25
Date(s): 1895-03-25
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lemoine, Ashton (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Ashton Lemoine, Yacht Broker, to William du Pont inquiring about the possibility of selling du Pont's yacht, the 'Au Revoir,' to his client.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_6_018
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Captain Fred Siemon to William du Pont, 1894-03-17
Date(s): 1894-03-17
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Siemon, Fred (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Captain Fred Siemon to William du Pont soliciting consideration for employment as captain of du Pont yacht, the 'Au Revoir'
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_6_002
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Charles Brown to William du Pont, 1895-04-20
Date(s): 1895-04-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Brown, Charles (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Charles Brown to William du Pont soliciting consideration for a position as Steward on du Pont's yacht, the 'Au Revoir.'
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_6_009
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

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