Items relating to a dinner given to Henry A. du Pont, 1915.

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Items relating to a dinner given to Henry A. du Pont, 1915.

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Mailing/distribution list for a booklet to commemorate a dinner to Col. Henry A. du Pont by the younger men of the family on 10 Nov. 1915; also a copy of the booklet which lists those attending, describes the presentation of the gift, and includes the remarks prepared by Henry A. du Pont for the occasion.

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Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926

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Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1927) was born at Eleutherian Mills near Wilmington, Delaware, the eldest child of Henry and Louisa du Pont and the grandson of E.I. du Pont. In 1856 he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point from which he graduated five years later and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. During the Civil War he was promoted to the rank of Captain and served in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. He retired from the Army in...