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                                  EXHIBIT 24

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-44358) of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company of
our report dated May 11, 2001 relating to the financial statements of the Thrift
Plan for the Employees of Sentinel Transportation Company, which appears in this
Form 11-K.



St. Clair CPAs, P.C.
Merchantville, New Jersey
May 11, 2001