Victor Marie Du Pont de Nemours correspondence, 1795-1797 1795-1797

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Victor Marie Du Pont de Nemours correspondence, 1795-1797 1795-1797

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This correspondence is with Louis Etienne Duhail and Theodore C. Mazard.

0.25 Linear feet, 29 items

American Philosophical Society

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Mazard, Theodore C.

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Duhail, L. E.

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Du Pont, Victor Marie, 1767-1827

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Victor du Pont (1767-1827) was born in Paris, the eldest son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. After completing his education, he was employed as one of three sous-chiefs in his father's office at the Bureau du Commerce in Paris. In 1787 he obtained a position as private secretary to the Comte de Moustier, the French minister to the United States. In 1791 he was named aide-de-camp to General Lafayette, and the next year he was appointed secretary to the French legation in Philadelphia. In 179...