Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Copy of du Pont's reply to a letter from Reichard, asking for du Pont's help in having his unit (Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery) transferred out of Fort Delaware. Du Pont offers his help and advises Reichard of ways he can apply for a...
Joseph Parry, a commander of a company in the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, explains the negative effects that extended service at Fort Delaware is having on soldiers' morale and political inclinations. Parry also states that a visit from...
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Reichard, a Captain in Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery, asks Lammot du Pont's help in getting his unit transferred out of Fort Delaware, which he calls a "horrid Post!" Reichard also mentions a visit with Henry du Pont.
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Captain Hugh Stirling, commander of Company D, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, asks if one of du Pont's noncommissioned officers would help him figure out how to use some of the military equipment issued to his company.
du Pont asks for arms to help protect mills, Thomas writes back saying there are no arms to give out, refers him to Gen. Patterson who is in command of military department in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware
Correspondence from Sophie to her husband describing the aftermath of the explosion and the people she is hosting in her house, including the Syle boys (Louis and Fred). Friend Polly and niece Lina stayed with Sophie to help around the house.
Lacoe discusses a gunpowder shipment. He also mentions the questionable loyalties of Maryland and the prospect of men from Pittston traveling to Delaware to help protect the powder yards.
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Animal experimentation; Textile industry; Firearms; Plastics industry;
Table of Contents: Safety/first in chemicals; Second level for a U.S. landmark; New tasks for a new Teflon resin; How you help to tailor textiles; From coal face to kilowatts; Fun with the family car; Seven new babies for No. 7; New legend for...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Pots & pans; Mass transit; Fashion industry; Textile industry; Plastics industry; Paint industry; Automobile industry; Security systems; Packaging; Fire fighting;
Table of Contents: Decorator touch in Teflon; HELP for transit buses; The elite season; Multiplying the Maharishi; A shower of good things; Renaissance in the desert; A light in the window; Three quart-er time; Safeguarding the indispensable;...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Mass transit; Ships; Textile industry; Plastics industry; Tents; Lighthouses; Roller skating; Paint industry;
Table of Contents: Rapid transit keeps Atlanta on the move; Child of the bear...and others; Soaring slice of the beautiful life; A probing look at a lighthouse; Rolling to a new high; A boost for motoring economy; Water to help industry grow; A new...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Packaging; Agriculture; Textile industry; Avalanches; Rescue workers; Recycling; Mobile homes; Paint industry; Automobile industry; Plastics industry;
Table of Contents: Sipping on success; On the air and on the road; Face-off with fury; And the winner is, glass; Define yourself; Recycling: a pet project; You can take it with you; A coat of many colors; Hardy buoys help solve polar mysteries;...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Explosives; Dynamite; Textile industry; Dyeing;
Table of Contents: Some fast-selling Fabrikoid articles; Dumorite, the latest DuPont explosive; How the federal farm loan system can help the farmer improve his land; Raising a railroad bridge with dynamite; Broadening the market for Pyralin...
Table of Contents: A new force in industry; Great northern tunnel; Railroad pioneers, new style; Explorer's third eye; Help furnished, Fabrikoid; Our future supply of oil; Duco stains now available; Shooting up cement kilns; A sport bag for...
Table of Contents: Sketching the background; Sweep of the years; Resume of black powder history; Old black powder days; High spots of DuPont high explosives history; Forty-five years ago; Importance of chemistry in DuPont industries; DuPont...
Table of Contents: Abililty and adaptability; Movies with stereoscopic values shown on full-stage screen; Harmonized rooms for homes; Beautiful, efficient refrigerators; Here they come; Dynamite at school; Off for the Mediterranean; Selling the...
