Papers, 1859-1920.

Laflin and Rand Powder Company.

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United States. Army. Ordnance Dept.

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Ordnance department established by Congress in 1812. Office responsible for design, procurement, storage, supply, and maintenance of munitions and combat vehicles. From the description of Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance [microform], 1812-1912. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40828498 The accounting statements of the U.S. Arsenal at Greenleaf's Point and Fort Belle Fontaine exemplify the Army's ordnance needs in the early years of th...

Du Pont, Henry R. (Henry Ridgely), 1848-1893

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Belin, Henry, 1843-1917

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Haskell, J. Amory (Jonathan Amory), 1861-1923

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Brandywine Works.

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Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company.

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Du Pont, Charles I. (Charles Irénée), 1797-1869

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Charles I. Du Pont was the son of Victor Marie Du Pont and Albert Du Pont was the son of Eleuthérée Irénée Du Pont. Victor Marie Du Pont owned property in Angelica, N.Y. From the description of Power of attorney to W.G. Angel concerning lands at Angelica, N.Y., 1841 Jun 5 / Charles I. du Pont ; Alfred du Pont. (SUNY Geneseo). WorldCat record id: 52739706 Charles I. du Pont was born on March 29, 1797, the eldest son of Victor Marie du Pont and nephew of E. I....

Union Pacific railroad company

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Served Oklahoma and other Western states. From the description of Union Pacific collection, 1930-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972329 The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such...

H.A. Weldy & Company.

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Eastern Dynamite Company.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Lake Superior Powder Company.

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Du Pont, Amelia, 1842-1917

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Knights of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of Minutes, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536651 From the guide to the Knights of Labor minutes, 1886, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Organized in Philadelphia in 1869 as a general labor organization to protect and promote American laborers. One of ther goals was to prohibit the importation of foreign labor under contract. In 1880's, California's local Assemblies worked to ban use of Chinese immigrants and to pr...

Du Pont, Alexis I. (Alexis Irénée), 1843-1904

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Austin Powder Company.

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Victor & Charles I. du Pont & Company.

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Pusey and Jones Company

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Leisenring, W. A. (William Alexander), b. 1859.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company of Pennsylvania. Wapwallopen Mills.

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Pinkerton's National Detective Agency

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Biographical Notes and Organizational History Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) 1819, Aug. 25 Born, Glasgow, Scotland 1842 Married Joan Carfrae Fled to North America fearing arrest for activities in Chartist Movement, residing first in Mont...

South Side and Brooklyn Street Railroad Company (Cleveland, Ohio).

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Oliver Powder Company.

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Gunpowder Trade Association.

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Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889

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Henry du Pont was born in 1812 at Eleutherian Mills near Wilmington, Delaware. He attended the Mount Airy Military School in Germantown, Pennsylvania, from 1823-1829 and then went to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in 1833. As a Second Lieutenant, he joined the 4th Artillery at Fort Monroe in Virginia. On July 15, 1837, he married Louisa Gerhard and together they had 9 children, including Henry Algernon, Victorine Foster, and Evelina. In 1846, he was appoin...

Simpson & Watkins.

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California Powder Works.

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Moore family

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Du Pont, Eugene, 1840-1902

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Eugene du Pont was the eldest son of Alexis I. du Pont and Joanna Smith du Pont and grandson of E. I. du Pont, the founder of the family gunpowder business. He joined the workforce of E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1861, became a partner in 1864, and senior partner in 1889. He became president upon incorporation of the firm in 1899, serving until his death three years later. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1857-1873. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record i...

South Side Street Railroad Company (Cleveland, Ohio).

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Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904

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Chemist and member of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. From the description of Record of rifle scores, 1880. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 123466546 Francis Gurney du Pont, son of Alexis Irénée and Joanna Maria (Smith) du Pont, was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1870. In 1871 he began his career with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. as an operator of graining mills. In 1874 he became a junior partner of the firm and later serve...

Hazard Powder Company.

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United Railways Company of St. Louis

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Du Pont, Eugene, 1873-1954

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Eugene du Pont, Jr., was born on July 7, 1873, the second son of Eugene du Pont and Amelia Elizabeth du Pont. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. Subsequently he was an executive in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, of which his father was president, and also vice president of the Standard Stoker Company, a manufacturer of automatic stokers for locomotives. He died on December 15, 1954. From the description of Papers, 1835-1956. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat...

Ohio Powder Company.

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Du Pont, Alexis I. (Alexis Irénée), 1816-1857

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Alexis I. du Pont was born on February 14, 1816, the youngest child of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. He was educated at Mt. Airy College, Germantown, Pa., and at the New Haven Gymnasium (1829-31), where his nephew, James Irénée Bidermann, was a classmate. In 1831 he entered the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his scientific studies in 1835, but took no degree. In 1836, he was married to Joanna Maria Smith (1815-1876), the daughter of Francis Gu...

Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884

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Lammot du Pont was born at Nemours, Delaware, on April 13, 1831. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in engineering, he began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. By 1859 he was supervising construction of blasting powder mills at Wapwallopen Mills, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, the first Du Pont mills outside the state of Delaware. By 1865 he was in charge of all du Pont Company manufacturing units outside the state of Delaware. Lammot ...