Elise Simons du Pont household receipts
Creation: 1902-1903Abstract
Elise Simons du Pont (1849-1919) was the wife of Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904), a vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The records consist of itemized household receipts, primarily from three Wilmington, Delaware grocers and one from John Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia. The receipts give descriptions of goods and prices.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1903
Creator
- Du Pont, Elise Simons, 1849-1919 (Person)
Extent
11 item(s)
Biographical Note
Elise Simons du Pont (1849-1919) was the wife of Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904), a vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company.
Elise Simons was born in Charleston, South Carolina to John Hume Simons (1818-1876) and Eliza Moore Wigfall (1823-1897). On October 13, 1871, Simons married Francis Gurney du Pont. The couple had ten children. The family made their home in Greenville, Delaware.
Scope and Contents
The records consist of itemized household receipts from Elise Simons du Pont (1849-1919), primarily from three Wilmington grocers (George T. barlow & Son, James Morrow & Son, and F.P. Turner), giving descriptions of goods and prices. One receipt from John Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia itemizes home furnishings, fabric, and other miscellaneous purchases. The receipts are useful for documenting food purchases in an upper-class household.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Elise Simons du Pont household receipts
- 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
