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Title: Bulletin - United States National Museum
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: United States National Museum Smithsonian Institution United States. Dept. of the Interior
Subjects: Science
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, (etc.) for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt Print. Off.
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uly 24, 1815. Cardon had planned to enter the textile venture with J. A.Bidermann. Young Bidermann, son of a French banker, had come to Delaware in 1814 as a repre-sentative of the du Pont Companys European investors, who were concerned over their Americaninvestment. Finding E. I. du Pont an able manager, Bidermann remained in Delaware and, in 1816,married Evelina Gabrielle du Pont. Bidermann played an important role in the powder company,and he soon became E. I. du Ponts most trusted lieutenant. The production of gunpowder and notthe leather business occupied most of his time. When du Pont died in 1834, Bidermann became thehead of the du^Pont company, serving in this capacity until 1837. After a short visit to France, hereturned to Delaware where he made his country seat, Winterthur, one of the best and most productivefarms in the state. In 1863, after the death of his wife, Bidermann returned to France to live withhis son, James Irenije Bidermann. Bidermann died in Paris in 1865. 54
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TANNEKS SlXCilXU THE TASNKIw <,;IEE;!, APAITKH TO THK T- .NK OF TIIK ni-sni I A1t.i; IIVMV. gravings which vividly picture certain aspects of the tanners hfe in the mid-19thcentury: the contrast of management and hibor, the increased attention tochemical principles, and the continued influence of the French. Pont wrote to her husband introducing this newcomer to theBrandy wine: I am sending you this letter ... by M. Chenou .... This gentleman hasmade a very practical discovery concerning a method of tanning leathers.You will have no difficulty understanding it, since you have worked so longand hard for the tanners and tanneries. M. Chenou would like to find anestablished tannery and associate himself with it—contributing his process,which has been recognized as excellent in Paris.^*^ Chenou had come to the right place. He arrived in Delawarelate in 1815, and by December, Alexandre Cardon and J. A.Bidermann had entered into an agreement under the name ofA. Cardon and Company, the

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