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...
This collection helps to document the history of Singer Manufacturing Company during the period 1860 through 1880. After success in forming one of the first U.S. patent pools the Singer Company was ready to capitalize and built several new...
Table of Contents: Prosperity drive; Feldspar for ceramics; Fertilizer ammoniation; Taming the Saguenay River; Foul water and waterfowl; Cellulose acetate, a DuPont product; A memorial for the ages; Refinished and in service; No more needless...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Petroleum industry; Paint industry; Plastics industry;
Table of Contents: The petroleum industry and DuPont; Story previews; 1947, a review of DuPont activities; Oil prospectors go to sea; A yarn for home makers; World's deepest oil well; Freedom is everybody's job; Should I save my antifreeze; A...
Letter from John T. Baily and Company, manufacturers of yacht flags, signals, ensigns and other general athletic goods, to William du Pont advertising their goods for du Pont's yachting needs and offers a special discount to members of the...
Mass mailing of the Larchmont Yacht Club signed by William Murray, the club's treasurer, to its members informing them of the issuing of debenture bonds for erecting and furnishing an addition to the club house and offers the opportunity for...
Letter from Frank S. Peer, importer of farm stock, to William du Pont advertising a lot of Jersey Cattle. Peer offers du Pont eight heifers for his farm.
Letter from William's sister, Ellen, to William expressing regret that their mother, Louisa, did not get to see William and his two children before her passing, but offers consolation that their mother had a change of heart about his marriage and...
These fortunate passengers have before them a smoother, over-weather flight o their destination at speeds of over 300 miles an hour heretofore achieved only by the swiftest military or experimental racing planes. In addition to performance that...
These fortunate passengers have before them a smoother, over-weather flight o their destination at speeds of over 300 miles an hour heretofore achieved only by the swiftest military or experimental racing planes. In addition to performance that...
Whether your trip is 100 miles or 3000, the matchless comfort and luxury of the Lockheed Constellation speed the minutes as the four huge engines speed the miles. Interior fittings in the Constellation cabin, styled by the fames industrial designer...
The first unit of a fleet of all metal Douglas transports designed and built for Transcontinental and Western Air, The Lindbergh Line which has been demonstrated to be demonstrated to be the finest example of aeronautical speed and passenger safety...
The new IBM Personal Computer offers a complete, affordable business system for office use. Operating at speeds measured in millionths of a second, it can generate and display charts, graphs, text and numerical information. Business...
Asa Ames writes that he would like the company to consign him powder in Providence, Rhode Island rather than require him to travel to Newport to obtain powder. He offers Messrs. Brown & Ives, merchants of Providence, as a reference.
The firm thinks that Norfolk will be a successful market for gunpowder sales and offers to sell du Pont powder according to the agreement it outlines. Mr. Chevaltie has recommended the firm to the du Pont company.
Correspondence; Gunpowder; Government contracts; Ordnance industry;
Company inquires into status of Navy Department gunpowder orders after news of peace with Great Britain and offers to supply the Navy with gunpowder for its declaration of war against the Dey of Algiers.
McLean submits a powder order and offers to pay through DuPont San Francisco agent, Winston & Simmons. Letter is attached to San Francisco powder ordinance.
