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Residual financial papers and miscellany, 1807-1901

 Series
Accession: 0500-IIdentifier: 0500-I-VI.

Dates

  • Creation: 1807-1901

Scope and Contents

This series contains three volumes of James Antoine Bidermann's (1790-1865) personal financial records as well as accounting records established by the company for the family of Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) after he was killed as the result of an explosion in the powder yards 1857. The remainder of the series comprises miscellaneous material, largely administrative, related to the DuPont Company. These include papers relating to explosion victims, county tax receipts, agent reports, inventories of powder mills in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, tables of velocities and gunpowder grain diameter, remaining correspondence, a gold bullion certificate book, and a scrapbook of news clippings relevant to the gunpowder industry.

Extent

From the Collection: 478.3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: French

Additional Description

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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