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Title: For Sale 273-Acre Estate...in Delaware zoned for Research-Office Center...Excellent Residential-Commercial possibilities (P.U.D.)
Date(s): 1965/1975, 1965, 1975
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1896-1965 (former owner), Jackson-Cross Company (originator)
Description: Brochure for sale of William du Pont, Jr.'s Bellevue estate in Wilmington, Delaware.
Collection ID: William du Pont, Jr. papers (Accession 2317.II)
Hagley ID: 2317_2_1422
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: Charles K. Lennig to William du Pont, ca. 1900
Date(s): 1900?, 1900
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Short, undated note from William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig, to du Pont enumerating the acreage of the Montpelier property, the taxes assessed on it and the number of buildings present.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_027
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-27
Date(s): 1900-04-27
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 regarding his concern that his offer for Montpelier and the asking price are far too disparate to be reconciled.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_023
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Day Lighted
Date(s): 1932~, 1932
Contributor(s): Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (originator), Seltzer, Richard J. (originator)
Collection ID: Philadelphia Saving Fund Society records (Accession 2062)
Hagley ID: 20100224_001
Collection: PSFS Building

Title: Irving Chandler to John J. Raskob, 1917-03-22
Date(s): 1917-03-22
Contributor(s): Chandler, Irving A. (correspondent), Raskob, John J. (John Jakob), 1879-1950 (correspondent)
Description: Letter regarding business proposition concerning real estate in California.
Collection ID: John J. Raskob papers (Accession 0473)
Hagley ID: m473_20100803_003
Collection: John J. Raskob papers

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-06-15
Date(s): 1900-06-15
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, concerning the large difference in his offer and the current owner's asking price for the Montpelier Estate. Du Pont authorizes Lennig to raise the offer to $70,000.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_025
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Alex H. Turner and Company Auction and Estate Offices admittance tickets, 1895-01-20
Date(s): 1895-01-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Alex H. Turner & Co. (originator)
Description: A set of three tickets for William du Pont to view local estates for consideration of renting. The reverse of each ticket bears a description of the property to which it grants admission.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_6_025
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-02
Date(s): 1900-04-02
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles K. Lennig regarding the purchase of the Montpelier Estate. He does not wish to close off negotiations but believes the property lacks too much to be worth more than the $50 per acre he is offering.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_021
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-10
Date(s): 1900-04-10
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, regarding his attempts to purchase the Montpelier Estate in Virginia. He authorizes Charles to go as high as $55 per acre without consulting him, but emphasizes that he does not want to see the property slip through his hands.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_022
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: William du Pont to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-30
Date(s): 1900-04-30
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 regarding the purchase of Montpelier. Should Lenning manage to secure the purchase, du Pont asks for house plans, window locations, and ceiling height.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_024
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Alexander Yearley & Son to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-02-13
Date(s): 1900-02-12
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Alexander Yearley & Son (Baltimore, Md.) (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Alex Yearley & Son, realtors for Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick to William du Pont's secretary Charles Lennig stating Detrick's refusal to ask for anything less than $100 per acre for the estate given its 'historic fame' as James Madison's home.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_028
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Louis F. Detrick to Alexander Yearley & Son, 1900-02-21
Date(s): 1900-02-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Detrick, Louis F. (correspondent), Alexander Yearley & Son (Baltimore, Md.) (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Montpelier owner, Louis F. Detrick to his realtors, Alex Yearley & Son declaring his resolve not to lower his price on the estate without hearing a reasonable counter-offer and further defending his asking price by noting the recent sale near his location of unimproved property with inferior land for as much as du Pont was willing to pay for Montpelier.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_029
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Charles K. Lennig to Alexander Yearley & Son, 1900-05-01
Date(s): 1900-05-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent), Alexander Yearley & Son (Baltimore, Md.) (correspondent)
Description: Letter from William du Pont's secretary, Charles Lennig, to Alex Yearley & Sons, realtors for Louis F. Detrick, owner of Montpelier refusing to offer more than $50 per acre until Dietrick shows a willingness to compromise by lowering his price even a little. A handwritten note to William du Pont appears at the bottom in which Lenning informs du Pont that the above letter to the realtors is meant to serve as bait to encourage negotiations without raising the offer.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_026
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Alexander Yearley & Son to Charles K. Lennig, 1900-04-28
Date(s): 1900-04-28
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (former owner), Alexander Yearley & Son (Baltimore, Md.) (correspondent), Lennig, Charles King, 1869-1940 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from realtors Alexander Yearley & Son to William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig noting an attached copy of Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick's response to du Pont's latest offer. A hand written note at the bottom from Lennig to du Pont notes that Detrick does not know the identity of the prospective buyer (du Pont), and Lennig wonders if it would help matters to remove the anonymity.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_1_030
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Is a Career in Finance, Insurance or Real Estate for You?
Date(s): 1970
Description: A look into the finance, insurance, and real estate professions, including stock brokers, bankers, real estate agents, actuaries, accountants, safety engineers, investment analysts, programmers, and systems analysts. Production assistant: Helaine Swerdloff.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC166
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: H. W. Hilleary to William du Pont Sr., 1921-07-19
Date(s): 1921-07-19
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1855-1928 (correspondent), Hilleary, H. W. (Hugh Worthington), 1857-1932 (correspondent)
Description: Letter from Real Estate agent H. W. Hilleary to William du Pont advertising the sale of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate. Included with the letter is an article related to the historic estate.
Collection ID: William du Pont papers (Accession 2317.I)
Hagley ID: 2317_14_002
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: List of Deeds Made June 30, 1926
Date(s): 1926-06-30
Contributor(s): Du Pont, William, 1896-1965 (former owner)
Description: List of deeds made June 30, 1926 for plots in the Westover Hills neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware.
Collection ID: William du Pont, Jr. papers (Accession 2317.II)
Hagley ID: 2317_2_0922
Collection: William du Pont, Jr. papers

Title: Herbert McLean Purdy to Helena Raskob, 1950-11-05
Date(s): 1950-11-05
Contributor(s): Corcoran, Helena Springer, 1884-1963 (correspondent), Raskob, John J. (John Jakob), 1879-1950 (former owner)
Description: Letters exchanged regarding an inquiry into sale of the Empire State Building. Raskob's lawyers scolds Purdy for inquiring less than one month after Raskob's death.
Collection ID: John J. Raskob papers (Accession 0473)
Hagley ID: m473_20100810_084
Collection: John J. Raskob papers

Title: Cottages for sale at Boca Grande, Florida
Date(s): 1926
Contributor(s): Gasparilla Island Association (author)
Hagley ID: PAM_08025921
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: Pemberton & Company in Philadelphia, Pa.
Date(s): 1900
Contributor(s): Warren-Ehret Company (originator)
Description: Located at 59th and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Collection ID: Warren-Ehret Company photograph albums (Accession 2002.251)
Hagley ID: 2002251_2_013
Collection: Warren-Ehret Company photographs

Title: E.E. Nock houses in Philadelphia, Pa.
Date(s): 1900
Contributor(s): Warren-Ehret Company (originator)
Description: Located at 47th and Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Collection ID: Warren-Ehret Company photograph albums (Accession 2002.251)
Hagley ID: 2002251_2_015
Collection: Warren-Ehret Company photographs

Title: E.E. Nock houses in Philadelphia, Pa.
Date(s): 1900
Contributor(s): Warren-Ehret Company (originator)
Description: Located at 47th and Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
Collection ID: Warren-Ehret Company photograph albums (Accession 2002.251)
Hagley ID: 2002251_2_014
Collection: Warren-Ehret Company photographs