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Records, 1800-1905.

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The nineteenth century records of the Du Pont Company are remarkably complete. They document the founding of the Company in Paris in 180l, its evolution into an American partnership during the early decades of the century, and its first incorporation in 1899. The records document the financial and business negotiations which led up to the founding of the company, the selection of a site for operations, the erection of mills, the intallation of machinery, methods of manufacture, production, and marketing. The records also describe the importation of saltpeter from India and sodium nitrate from Chile and shows how these raw materials were used in the production of black powder. Correspondence with Philadelphia labor agents show that Du Pont was heavily dependent on Irish labor. The collection contains a good deal of information about the Irish workers and describes the paternalistic relationship that evolved between the Du Pont family and the company's labor force.

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