Eli Whitney Papers (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

Available at : Online Access
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Terms and Conditions

The Eli Whitney Papers consist of correspondence and business papers relating to Eli Whitney's invention and patenting of the cotton gin and to his subsequent development of a system to produce firearms employing interchangeable parts. The papers include drawings for machinery, land records relating to the acquisition of property for Whitney's factory site, patents and other documents relating to the protection of Whitney's inventions, and account books and other financial and legal records relating to business and investments. They also include personal papers of Eli Whitney and other family members.


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