Dupont, One Hundred and Forty Years, by William S. Dutton, Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, 1942.

There is nothing about powder making here, but there is history.
Charles Adkins

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From: "Matthew Tomaso" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 12:28 PM
Subject: HELP! - American Revolution Gunpowder Production


> I need recommendations for references on the processes of gun powder
> production during the 18th and early 19th centuries.  Particularly helpful
> would be diagrams, schematics, and drawings or pictures of
> machinery/production equipment.  But I'd happily settle for a good book!
> Many thanks.
>
> Matthew S. Tomaso, M.A., R.P.A.
> Coordinator, Center for Archaeological Studies
> Director, Feltville Archaeology Project
> Earth and Environmental Science Faculty
>