Files relating to the cases of Peter Bauduy vs. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Victor du Pont vs. Merritt H. Paxson, 1816-1882 [microfilm].

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 ...

Du Pont, Victor, 1828-1888

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Delaware. Court of Chancery

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In December 1814, Peter Bauduy resigned from the partnership of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in a dispute with E.I. du Pont. On March 16, 1816 he brought suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery to dissolve the firm and distribute its assets. Du Pont was finally sustained on appeal on June 9, 1829. From the description of Files relating to the cases of Peter Bauduy vs. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Victor du Pont vs. Merritt H. Paxson, 1816-1882 [microfilm]. (Hagley M...

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...

Bauduy, Peter, 1769 or 70-1833

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