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Henry A. du Pont letter to General James H. Wilson (photocopy)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1279
Abstract:
Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) was a military officer, a politician from Delaware, and vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. In February 1889, du Pont wrote General James H. Wilson (1837-1925) about certain Civil War battles and their mutual commander (at different times) George Crook (1828-1890).
Dates:
1889 February 11
Samuel Francis du Pont letter to Captain John E. Hoey
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1072
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The letter from du Pont to John E. Hoey (1837-1896) concerns the transport of invalid seamen northfrom from the South Atlantic Bloackade Squadron.
Dates:
1863 March 7
Samuel Francis du Pont letter to Gustavus Vasa Fox (photocopy)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1418
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The letter from du Pont to Navy Officer, Gustavus Vasa Fox (1821-1883) discusses the possibility of saltpeter shortage in the Union in the early years of the Civil War.
Dates:
1861 October 23
Samuel Francis Du Pont letter to Major General David Hunter
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0105
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The letter to Major General David Hunter (1802-1886) asks for permission to see three deserters from the Confederate States Navy.
Dates:
1863 March 19
Samuel Francis Du Pont letters (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0143
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife, Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport (1770-1837). These three photocopy letters are related to his term in the Navy, one from his early career in 1820 and two letters from 1863 during the Civil War.
Dates:
1821-1863
Samuel Francis Du Pont letters to Charles G. Halpine (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0934
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife, Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport (1770-1837). The two letters from du Pont to Charles G. Halpine (1829-1868) are written during the Civil War and relate to ironclads and the evacuation of Charleston, South Carolina.
Dates:
1863-1865
Samuel Francis du Pont papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: WMSS-IX
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife, Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport (1770-1837). His papers document du Pont's professional and personal life against the background of the pre-Civil War service.
Dates:
1812-1865
Samuel Francis Du Pont selected papers (microfilm)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0810
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife, Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport (1770-1837). The collection is a microfilmed selection of du Pont's correspondence with contemporaries, primarily Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867). The letters concern Civil War activities, especially the use of ironclads in naval operations.
Dates:
1859-1864
Sophie Madeleine du Pont letter to Eliza Gardner (Henderson) Jones
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1027
Abstract:
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888) was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), and the wife of Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865). The letter to Eliza Gardner (Henderson) Jones (1826-1877) concerns family matters and the Civil War.
Dates:
1861
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