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Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888

Existence: 1810 - 1888
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1810 - 1888

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Samuel Francis du Pont letters to A. Hart

 Collection
Accession: 1173
Abstract:

Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife, Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport (1770-1837). The collection contains an original letter and photocopies of letters regarding cost for Abraham Hart (1810-1885) publishing an essay by Henry Winter Davis (1817-1865) on the doctrine of intervention and non-intervention in diplomacy and international affairs.

Dates: 1852 January