Records, 1815-1833.

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Records, 1815-1833.

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The records consist of two lots. Part I, consisting of loose papers, comprises Group 6, Series D of the Longwood Manuscripts. Part II, consisting of bound volumes, was included among the records of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.

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Cardon de Sandrans, Alexandre, b. 1787.

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Dalmas, Joseph Charles, 1776-1859

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Bidermann, James Antoine, 1790-1865

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A. Cardon & Company.

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A. Cardon & Company was organized in 1815 by Alexandre Cardon de Sandrans, James Antoine Bidermann and Joseph Charles Dalmas (of whom the last two were du Pont relatives). Cardon de Sandrans had just arrived in America, having accompanied Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours from France as his companion and secretary. He was a younger brother of Paul François, Baron Cardon de Sandrans (1781-1848), who married a niece of Madame du Pont de Nemours. The firm was to produce leather by ...

Victor & Charles I. du Pont & 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...

Chenou, Louis François.

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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 ...