Painting by Xanthus Russell Smith depicting the capture of the Confederate ironclad "C.S.S. Atlanta" on 17 June 1863. The U.S. Navy monitor "U.S.S. Weehawken," assisted by the monitor "U.S.S. Nahant," captured the "Atlanta" after a brief...
Copy of painting of the American Eagle, which is the ship that brought members of the du Pont family to America in 1800. Typed caption with image: "COPY - December 21, 1946. From records of the former Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation,...
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Shown here are two huge ore unloading machine which will serve the new coal and ore dock at Toledo to be formally opened on June 2 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the New York Central Railroad. Each of these machines is capable of unloading...
Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall shares advice he was given about how to deal with a customer who will not pay. He also talks about captains' reluctance to take gunpowder on board their vessels.
Correspondence regarding active demand for saltpetre, especially by speculators, and probability of a prohibition on saltpetre exportation due to the American seizure of British vessels trading to neutral ports. Enclosed is a list of stocks.
Correspondence regarding the scarcity of vessels to send out shipments. Alsop has been unable to sell the DuPont powder, and large quantities of powder from Europe keep prices down.
Correspondence regarding the scarcity of vessels, which is delaying shipments of nitrate to the states. The English powder is continuing to keep prices down and hurting the powder market.
Correspondence informing DuPont that they have no vessels available for DuPont's nitrate order, and they could not find a vessel willing to take such a small order.
Correspondence regarding a credit on Brown Shipley and Company. They apologize for not being able to secure DuPont a regular supply of saltpeter. Vessels loading include "Arabella," Kleben," "Southern Cross," and "Sky Lark."
Correspondence regarding the "Frank Johnson" and "Ocean Eagle" shipments. The saltpeter market is expected to get better. Includes memos of bills of lading, drafts, and a list of loading vessels: "Skylark," "Southern Cross," "Cohota," "Lotus," "Gem...
Correspondence regarding the "Westward Ho." They do not anticipate being unable to secure tonnage for vessels bringing shipments for the next six months. Includes a memo of purchases.
Kemble reports on his inquiries into the destination of a recent powder order to supply frigates. The destinations of this powder include Columbian frigates, Greek ships, Mexican corvettes, and two vessels for the Brazilian government.
Winter & McCall advise the DuPont Company on the powder appropriate for the New Orleans market and report on the action of competitors. Winter & McCall also discuss vessels headed for Havana that could ship cannon powder.
Correspondence regarding personal and business matters of the Smith family. Smith relates his father's work on a backdrop for the opera "Carmen" and discusses his own work on paintings of some vessels purchased by the Emperor of Russia from a...
