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The Patent for the Cotton Gin (1794)

This document proved to be a drawing, dated March 14, 1794, with parts labeled alphabetically, for Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin. Following the link to //Teaching With Documents// Lesson Plan: [|Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin] at the National Archives' Digital Classroom, gave a much clearer picture of this device.: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/images/patent-drawing.jpg

Further searching on the Internet turned up the Eli Whitney museum, complete with pictures of Mr. Whitney! http://www.eliwhitney.org/cotton.htm