Papers, 1841-1892.

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Papers, 1841-1892.

The papers consist of outgoing correspondence to family members, the majority to her sister-in-law, Sophie M. du Pont. There are also letters to Mary Pauline Foster du Pont, Samuel Francis Du Pont, and Eleuthera du Pont Smith. The letters discuss family activities, health, and the deaths of family members.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6763468

Hagley Museum & Library

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Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888.

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Sophie Madeleine Du Pont was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée and Sophie Dalmas du Pont. E. I. du Pont was the founder of the black powder manufacturing company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Sophie was raised at Eleutherian Mills, the house that her father built on the bluff overlooking his black powder manufactory. Sophie and her siblings learned English but French was the language of the du Pont home. Eleuthère Irénée emigrated to the United States from France in 1802). In ...

Du Pont, Ann Ridgely, 1815-1898

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Ann Ridgely, the daughter of Henry Moore Ridgely and Mary H. Tilden Ridgely of Delaware, married Charles I. du Pont in 1841 and was his second wife. They had two children. From the description of Papers, 1841-1892. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122558594 ...

Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865

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Samuel Francis DuPont commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from September 1861 to June 1863. During this period he directed many successful operations including the campaign which resulted in the fall of Port Royal, SC, on November 7, 1861. From the description of Letter, March 28, 1862. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46326546 U.S. rear admiral commanding the blockading squadron. From the description of ALS : Port Royal Harbor, S.C., to Lt. ...

Du Pont, Pauline Foster, 1849-1902

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Mary Pauline Foster was the daughter of Herman Ten Eyck Foster (d. 1869) and Mary Pauline Lentilhon Foster (1825-1849) of New York. She was born at the family estate, Lakeland, near Geneva. Her mother died when she was ten days old, and she was raised by her father and maternal grandmother, Eliza Smith Lentilhon. After touring Europe between 1869 and 1871, she married Henry A. du Pont in 1874. They returned to Europe until 1876 and afterward lived at "Winterthur" in Delaware. Du Pont was a vice ...

Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876

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Eleuthera du Pont, a daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), was born at the family home, Eleutherian Mills. Her father was the founder of E.I du Pont de Nemours & Company. She was educated at home by her sister, Victorine du Pont Bauduy, and then attended Mrs. Hughes's Boarding and Day School in Philadelphia from 1821 to 1823. She married Thomas MacKie Smith, a physician, in 1834, and they resided on her family's property. They ha...