On June 20, 1793, Eli Whitney, who had graduated from Yale the previous year, wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. The gin ...

click image for close-up In October of 1793, Eli Whitney sent a drawing of his new invention, the cotton gin, to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in application for a patent. Jefferson replied ...

Extra History The Cotton Gin - Seeds of a Lie - US History Posted: March 4, 2025 | Last updated: March 4, 2025 Bowling Green Plantation, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, 1795. Eli Whitney has ...

The gin made cotton profitable which was a boon to the ... although he did make some and became famous for his labor-saving invention. He would go on to pioneer the use of interchangeable parts ...