Periodicals; Chemical industry; Sport clothes; Fashion industry; Textile industry; Barns; Dwellings; Airline industry; Petroleum industry; Pest control; Agriculture; Fire prevention; Lawns; Fertilizers;
Table of Contents: Where the action is; A residential barn raising; Big birds come home to roost; Smaller needles, bigger haystacks; An uncommon cold remedy; There's a pest problem in paradise; Wire for efficiency; Snuffing out residence hall...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Construction; Hotels; Dwellings; Roads; Solar energy; Building materials; Stadiums;
Table of Contents:Host with the most; Building ideas for better living; One city hall on the rocks; From the ground up; Forecast: clear and sunny; Voyage to a new world; Siding with a winner; A major league crown for the vet; Drawing on strength;...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles K. Lennig regarding the purchase of the Montpelier Estate. He does not wish to close off negotiations but believes the property lacks too much to be worth more than the $50 per acre he is...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig regarding the purchase of montpelier. Should Lenning manage to secure the purchase, du Pont asks for house plans, window locations, and ceiling height.
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig, concerning the large difference in his offer and the current owner's asking price for the Montpelier Estate. Du Pont authorizes Lennig to raise the offer to $70,000.
Letter from William du Pont's secretary, Charles Lennig, to Alex Yearley & Sons, realtors for Louis F. Detrick, owner of Montpelier refusing to offer more than $50 per acre until Dietrick shows a willingness to compromise by lowering his price even...
Short, undated note from William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig, to du Pont enumerating the acreage of the Montpelier property, the taxes assesed on it and the number of buildings present.
Correspondence; Dwellings; Real estate business; Correspondence;
Letter from Montpelier owner, Louis F. Detrick to his realtors, Alex Yearley & Son declaring his resolve not to lower his price on the estate without hearing a reasonable counter-offer and further defending his asking price by noting the recent...
Letter from realtors Alex Yearley & Son to William du Pont's secretary, Charles K. Lennig noting an atteched copy of Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick's response to du Pont's latest offer. A hand written note at the bottom from Lennig to du Pont...
Letter from Alex Yearley & Son, realtors for Montpelier owner Louis F. Detrick to William du Pont's secretary Charles Lennig stating Detrick's refusal to ask for anything less than $100 per acre for the estate given its "historic fame" as James...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig, regarding his attempts to purchase the Montpelier Estate in Virginia. He authorizes Charles to go as high as $55 per acre without consulting him, but emphasizes that he does not want to...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig regarding his concern that his offer for Montpelier and the asking price are far too disparate to be reconciled.
Real estate business; Dwellings; Lease & rental services;
A set of three tickets for William du Pont to view local estates for consideration of renting. The reverse of each ticket bears a description of the property to which it grants admission.
Letter from Giddy & Giddy Land Agents to William du Pont regarding viewing three estates, (Kingswood, Binfield Park, and Calcot Park) for consideration of renting one.
Correspondence; Dwellings; Farming; Horses; Taxes; Business & finance;
Letter from attorney Ira Nichols to William du Pont's secretary, Charles Lennig regarding du Pont's Elk Point property in South Dakota. Nichols reports on property finances, condition of the horses on the property and the status of crops.
