Stock certificate, 1814.

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Stock certificate, 1814.

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One share of stock in the Wilmington and Philadelphia Turnpike Company, dated July 1, 1814, issued to Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. Signed by Robert Hamilton, Pres., and Joseph Grubb, Treasurer.

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Wilmington and Philadelphia Turnpike Company.

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Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, 1771-1834

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Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, was born in Paris on June 24, 1771. In 1787, he was accepted as a student in the Regis des Poudres, a government agency for the manufacture of gunpowder which was directed by Antoine Lavoisier. In 1800 Eleuthère Irénée du Pont emigrated to the United States and began investigating sites for a black powder manufactory. After consulting with Thomas Jefferson he established E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on the bank of ...