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Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Biographies; Life histories; Memoirs.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Henry du Pont letters (photocopies) and Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours autobiography (typescript)

 Collection
Accession: 1903
Abstract:

Henry du Pont (1812-1889) was an American military officer and son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828). The collection consists of photocopied letters from Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and typescript of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) autobiography he wrote in 1792. The letters are from sisters Eleuthera du Pont Smith (1806-1876) and Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888), as well as William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) and M. Saito of the Japanese Navy.

Dates: 1811-1887; 1792