Richard Bowden writes that the firm Richard Bowden & Co. has dissolved due to the scarcity of money and the slow in business. Bowden reports that Capt. Drummond is working to settle the firm's accounts.
Watkinson & Co. write that they have sent a man up through Vermont and New Hampshire to distribute du Pont powder cards to traders. They remark on the powder demands of their market.
Discusses the current contract with DuPont, the possibility of obtaining additional powder, and of an agent of Grinnell, Minturn & Co. visiting Wilmington, DE, and the DuPont powder yards.
Confirms the quantity of gunpowder sent in a recent shipment as well as the amount Grinnell, Minturn & Co. owe DuPont. They also mention an explosion at the factory of one of DuPont's competitors.
Text from back: "Pure White Gluco Soap Medicated. Manufactured only by S.W. Bell & Co., Toledo, Ohio. None genuine wihtout both Label and Wrapper has the Trade Mark of Boys Carrying Bunch of Grapes."
Advertisement from the J. R. Farrell Co. to William du Pont regarding their waterproof suits for yacht crews. Included are a testimonial from the U. S. Life Saving service and a stamped fabric sample.
