The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
Letter from L. Bush, M.D. stating that John Peoples was unfit for military service. Peoples was a member of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry.
Military organizations; Soldiers; Military officers
Orders for Company B from Captain Lammot du Pont. They include the formal dismissal of an underage company member along with times and places for drilling.
Letter from J. P. Tracy, M.D., recommending that John Beaty, a member of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, be excused from drill because of an attack of hemorrhoids.
Soldiers; Military organizations; Military officers
Letter from Lieutenant Peoples of Company D, 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, announcing the reason that Samuel Gregg (a member of Company B) will be absent at roll call.
Letter from Margaretta Elizabeth du Pont, Lammot's mother, stating that the grandparents of a man named Peoples (a member of Company B) have been pleading with her to get Lammot to let Peoples come home.
McDowell, a member of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, informs du Pont that he will miss drill because he has been called away on "urgent business."
Letter from John Chandler, M.D., certifying that Thomas Irvine, a member of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, was unfit for military service.
Letter from Tracy stating that William McKendrick, a member of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, should remain with his ill wife.
Joanna du Pont, Lammot's aunt, writes to ask if he can release Richard Hunter (a member of Company B, 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry) from military service so that Hunter can take care of her ill horses. She also discusses family members.
Letter from Henry Hoyt, a member of the Knickerbocker Club to William du Pont returning a check for $1,000 that du Pont had submitted for lifetime membership in the club. The Knickerbocker Club, a private gentleman's social club in New York City,...
Letter from Percival Ridsdale, Secretary of the American Forestry Association to William du Pont, who was a member of the organization, informing him of the upcoming International Forestry Conference and about efforts to combat foreign plant...
Letter from W. A. Shafer, Secretary of the Delaware Setter and Pointer Club, to William du Pont informing him of the decision by the club's board to name du Pont an honorary member in appreciation for his generous donations and assistance with...
Organizations; Membership campaigns; Social values; Correspondence;
Letter from the American Social Hygiene Association nominating William du Pont as a member. Also included is a certificate of nomination which includes a brief statement of purpose for the organization.
Form letter from Henry W. Kent of the Metropolitan Museum of Art informing William du Pont Sr. of his nomination as member of the Corporation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Letters from Scott S. Baker, Secreatry of the Delaware Trust Co. to William du Pont Sr., announcing the election results for the officers and board of directors showing du Pont as President and board member of the company.
