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Preferred Citation

Alfred V. DuPont letter, 1844. MS 0303. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter (dated April 27, 1844) from Alfred V. DuPont to Captain Alfred Mordecai (United States Ordnance Dept). The letter discusses the testing of an unspecified weapon.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
• Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887
• United States -- Army -- Ordnance and ordnance stores