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Elise Simons du Pont household receipts

Creation: 1902-1903
 Collection
Accession: 1667

Abstract

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

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

Related Names

Subject

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

Contact:
PO Box 3630
Wilmington Delaware 19807 USA
302-658-2400