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Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, 1771-1834

Existence: 1771 - 1834
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1771 - 1834

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont letters (photocopies)

 Collection
Accession: 0265
Abstract:

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. His son, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), established E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., a black powder manufacturer, on the Brandywine River in Delaware. The collection contains photocopies of three letters of du Pont de Nemours du Pont to Etienne Alexandre Jacques Anisson du Perron (1749-1794) and Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847). The letters concern printing, natural sciences, and requesting scientific journals and bulletins.

Dates: 1791; 1801; 1802