Margaretta Lammot du Pont correspondence
Creation: 1888-1898Abstract
Margaretta Lammot du Pont (1807-1898) was the wife of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), who worked for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. This collection correspondence to du Pont from Joseph D. Reinboth, of Pennsylvania, and her grandson, T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930).
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1898
Creator
- Du Pont, Margaretta Lammot, 1807-1898 (Recipient, Person)
- Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 (Correspondent, Person)
- Reinboth, Joseph D., 1815-1901 (Correspondent, Person)
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Biographical Note
Margaretta Elizabeth Lammot (1807-1898) was the daughter of Daniel Lammot (1782-1877) and Suan Parham Beck (1786-1817) of Philadelphia. In 1824, she married Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), a son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas (1775-1828). Alfred du Pont joined the family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1818 and eventually became senior partner; he resigned from the company in 1850.
Alfred and Margaretta du Pont lived on the du Pont family property in the house Nemours, located north of Wilmington, Delaware. They had seven children: Victorine Elizabeth (1825-1887), Emma Paulina (1827-1914), Eleuthère Irénée II (1829-1865), Lammot (1831-1884), Alfred Victor (1833-1893), Mary Sophie (1834-1870), and Antoine Biderman (1837-1923). Margaretta Lammot du Pont helped establish a Swedenborgian congregation in Wilmington. After her husbands death, she moved to another residence, Goodstay, located in Wilmington, where she resided until her death.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Margaretta Elizabeth Lammot du Pont (1807-1898) from Joseph D. Reinboth (1815-1901), of Pennsylvania, concerning investments in ground rent; and from her grandson T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930), written from Louisville, Kentucky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, New York, and London, personal in content, but contain some references to her investments.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Margaretta Lammot du Pont correspondence
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
