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Box 1

 Container

Contains 10 Results:

Letter from Francis G. du Pont to [undecipherable], 1890 October 16

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Regarding giving work credit to guards working on Sunday.

Dates: 1890 October 16

Letter from Charles I. du Pont to cousin Francis G. du Pont, undated

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

On the same page, note from Francis G. du Pont to Pierre Gentieu regarding keeping "enclosed gentleman" out of the yard.

Dates: undated

Letter from Charles I. du Pont to Pierre A. Gentieu, 1892 November 15

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Sending in check payment for photographs.

Dates: 1892 November 15

Brandywine Club to Pierre A. Gentieu, bill for dues, 1894 July 1

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

For the amount of $1.00 in dues, dated at Du Pont Mills, Delaware.

Dates: 1894 July 1

Powder men's time, 1890s

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Names of workers, indicating the amount during the week each spent working on soda, saltpetre, sporting, and prismatic powder work.

Dates: 1890s

Letter from Pierre A. Gentieu to Alfred duPont LeCarpentier, 1912 February 22

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Thanking him for gifts recently received and discussing accounts and withdrawal orders at Wilmington Trust Company. A.D LeCarpentier was not related to the du Pont family; his father Charles LeCarpentier emigrated from France in 1829 and later became a chemist for the DuPont Powder Company and a valued employee.

Dates: 1912 February 22

Memoranda with dates regarding du Pont family and company, 1882-1927

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Consits of dates of importance regarding the du Pont family and the company, mostly deaths and explosions.

Dates: 1882-1927

Record book, 1881-1911

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

List of explosions and other major events in the Hagley Yard or in the lives of the du Pont family and company.

Dates: 1881-1911

Memo book, 1897

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Describes the DuPont exhibit at Madison Square Garden. Includes lists of items displayed and notations regarding expenses

Dates: 1897

Account book, 1858-1902

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 0503
Scope and Contents:

Tracks the amount of powder packs in Hagley Yard.

Dates: 1858-1902