The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834.

Thornton, William, 1759-1828

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William Thornton, architect, inventor, and public official, was born in the Virgin Islands on May 20, 1759, of English parents. He came to the United States in 1787 and became a citizen in 1788. On September 12, 1794 Thornton was appointed one of the commissioners of the new federal city of Washington. He championed his own design for the Capitol and the north wing had been constructed in accordance with his ideas by the time Congress removed to Washington in 1800. In 1802 Congress abolished the...

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Hyde de Neuville, Jean Guillaume, baron, 1776-1857

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Hyde de Neuville was a conspirator and a friend of General Moreau. He was exiled to New York but was recalled to France in 1814 and afterwards named ambassador to the United States. He was a supporter of the Bourbons. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1797-1822. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190822481 ...

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 ...

Clayton, Thomas, 1777-1854

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U.S. senator, U.S. representative, and public official of Delaware. From the description of Thomas Clayton correspondence, 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980297 ...

Bidermann, James Antoine, 1790-1865

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Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1840.

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Philadelphia businessman and canal promoter. From the description of ALS : London, to Thomas Fisher, 1796 Feb. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442873 From the description of ALS : New Bedford, to Thomas Fisher, 1805 Sept. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442882 From the description of ALS : Wilmington, Del., to Thomas Fisher, 1793 Oct. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541875 ...

Girard, Anthony

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McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843

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Moreau, Jean Victor Marie, 1763-1813

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Epithet: Marshal British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x00007f French general. From the description of Letter signed : Augsburg, to Ludwig, Landgrave of Hesse, 1800 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270639284 Epithet: General commanding the Army of the Rhine British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x00007e ...

Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856

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Farmer, lawyer, and statesman. From the description of John M. Clayton papers, 1798-1868 (bulk 1819-1850). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980031 Clayton served as U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-1850. From the description of ALS, 1850 June 15 : Department of State, Washington, to John Charles Fremont. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15531096 Politician Clayton, who was born in Delaware, served in the U.S. ...

Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Degrand, P. P. F. (Peter Paul Francis), 1787-1855

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Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus), 1772-1824

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Signer Declaration of Independence. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Mason, 1805 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656239 Att'y General under Jefferson and Madison. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wilmington, to Samuel Carsewell, Esq., 1813 July 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656252 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wilmington, 1822 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656278...

Staël-Holstein, Auguste-Louis, baron de, 1790-1827

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Porter, David, 1780-1843

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David Porter, U.S. naval officer, was born in 1780 and entered the Navy in 1798. He fought in the Tripolitan War and the War of 1812 abd against West Indian pirates. After resigning from the U.S. Navy, he joined the Mexican Navy for three years. He was minister to Constantinople in 1839. From the description of Signed postal cover n.d. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46403353 From the description of Letter, January 26, 1820. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: ...

Evans, Oliver, 1755-1819

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Born near Newport, Del., Evans received little formal education but taught himself mechanics and mathematics, devoting his life to inventing machines. In 1787 he received a patent from Delaware for a system that automated flour milling; published The Young Mill-Wright & Miller's Guide in 1795; and devoted many years to developing the steam engine, including a steam boat launched in 1805. Evans and his family moved to Philadelphia in 1793 where he remained. From the description of...

United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Du Pont, Bauduy & Company.

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Lea, Thomas, 1757-1824.

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Ridgely, Henry M. (Henry Moore), 1779-1847

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Strickland, William, 1787-1854

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Biddle, Clement C. (Clement Cornell), 1784-1855

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Epithet: American economist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001439.0x000056 Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor. From the guide to the Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871, (American Philosophical Society) Thanks Mr. Swett for five sermons written by Swett's son and praises them at length. Mentions that Mrs. Biddle is ill and confined to her chamber. ...

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...

Parent, Charles François.

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Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

A. Cardon & Company.

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Bauduy, Peter, 1769 or 70-1833

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Brandywine Mill Seat Company.

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Michaux, François-André 1770-1855

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French botanist and traveler. The son of botanist Andre Michaux (1746-1802), he made several visits to the United States. In February 1806 he embarked on a sea voyage for Charleston (S.C.) but was captured by the British en route and detained in the Bermudas. He arrived in the United States in May 1806 and spent three years in America in study and travel. Among his published writings was a study of American forest trees. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to "Monsieur...

Du Pont, Victor Marie, 1767-1827

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Victor du Pont (1767-1827) was born in Paris, the eldest son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. After completing his education, he was employed as one of three sous-chiefs in his father's office at the Bureau du Commerce in Paris. In 1787 he obtained a position as private secretary to the Comte de Moustier, the French minister to the United States. In 1791 he was named aide-de-camp to General Lafayette, and the next year he was appointed secretary to the French legation in Philadelphia. In 179...

Ewell, Thomas, 1785-1826

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Victor & Charles I. du Pont & Company.

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Bousquet, Peter.

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Warner, William, 1774-1845.

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Lescallier, Daniel, baron, 1743-1822

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Bradford, Edward G. (Edward Green), 1848-1928

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Dr. Edward Bradford was a general merchant and plantation owner in Leon County, Florida. From the description of Dr. Edward Bradford papers 1830-1871. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 39773735 ...

Du Pont, Eleuthera Bradford, 1873-1953

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Eleuthera Bradford du Pont was the great granddaughter of E.I. du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. Her father, Edward Green Bradford (1848-1906) was a long-time attorney for the Du Pont Company. This collection which includes some of the earliest records of the Du Pont Company were probably preserved in Edward Green Bradford's law office. His daughter inherited the papers after his death, and when she died in 1953, her son, Henry Belin du Pont, Jr., gave them to the Hagley Museum & ...

Smith, Francis Gurney, 1784-1873.

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The Perseverance was a sealing ship. Robert Williamson, Master. On this voyage the ship sailed from Philadelphia to the Cape of Good Hope, the southern end of Cape Penninsula, Western Cape Province, South Africa, and then back to Philadelphia from 1803 to 1804. From the description of Journal of a Voyage in the Ship Perseverance, Robert Williamson Master, From Philadelphia to the Cape of Good Hope and Back to Philadelphia, 1803-1804. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat rec...

Dawes, Rumford, 1744-1819.

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Rumford Dawes (1744-1819) and Abijah Dawes were sons of Edward Dawes of New Castle County, Del. Sometime prior to 1783 they erected the Hagley Slitting and Rolling Mills on the Brandywine near Wilmington. By 1787 it was working imported Russian and Swedish iron. Much of the output was sent to the New York City nail factory of J.G. Pierson & Brothers. Josiah G. Pierson had invented one of the first successful American nail-cutting machines, but did not build his own rolling mill until 1795. T...

Bradford, Edward Green, 1819-1884

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Du Pont de Nemours, Pére et Fils & Cie.

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Du Planty, McCall & Company.

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Bomford, George, 1782-1848

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Army officer. From the description of Order of George Bomford, 1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450950 Soldier, ordnance expert, Washington, D.C. resident. From the description of Letter : Washington, to Genl. J. Manton, 1825 March 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22194052 Chief of ordnance, U.S. Army; invented the howitzer. From the description of Letters : Washington, D.C., to various correspondents, 1836-1842. (Bryn Mawr College). ...

United States. Navy Department

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Smith was a private citizen and donor to the "Eyes for the Navy" program. From the description of Memorandum, no date. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 708036591 From the description of Memorandum, September 30, 1918. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 708034981 From the description of Certificate, no date. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 708036793 The United States Navy operated a radio station with call sign NUG in Calumet, Michigan...

Young, William, 1755-1829

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William Young was a Philadelphia bookseller and publisher who later established a paper mill at Rockland, New Castle County, Delaware. From the description of Family papers, 1745-1850 (inclusive), 1745, 1800-1850 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122441227 ...

McLane Louis 1786-1857

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Member of Congress, 1817-1827, and U.S. Senator, 1827-1829, minister to England; secretary of the treasury, 1831; secretary of state, 1833; and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. From the description of Papers, 1830-1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902833 Secretary of Treasury and State under President Jackson. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Hezekiah Niles, [no year] Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820

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Decatur was a U. S. naval officer known for his actions during the War of 1812 and against the North African pirates in the western Mediterranean. From the description of Letter, December 26, 1810. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 434841894 American naval officer. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to John Bullus, 21 Feb. 1816. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626164 American naval hero of t...

Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817

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Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours wrote his autobiography to the year 1765 while in hiding near Paris in September 1792. From the description of Autobiography, 1792 : typescript copy. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86119300 French economist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to Thomas Jefferson, 1813 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270744066 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Au...

Bank of Columbia (Washington, D.C.).

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Dalmas, Joseph Charles, 1776-1859

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Du Planty, Raphael Defrédot, 1776-1854.

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Belin, Augustus, 1774-1845.

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Johannot, Joseph-Jean, 1748-1829

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