Capps, Velma Pool, Collection 1781-1964, undated

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Capps, Velma Pool, Collection 1781-1964, undated

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Comprising photocopies and Photostats of legal records, correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, and a journal, the Velma Pool Capps Collection, 1781-1964, undated, documents Capps’ research on Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, Nathanael Greene’s involvement in the American Revolution, and the history of the South.

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Papers, 1778-1786. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19593641 Army officer. From the description of Nathanael Greene papers, 1775-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979865 Nathanael Greene was a major general in the Continental Army. He was promoted to Quartermaster General in 1778. From the description of Papers, 1778-1780. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat ...

Grimké, John Fauchereaud 1752-1819

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Capps, Velma Pool, 1902-1977

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Born in Rusk County, Texas, Velma Pool Capps (1902-1977) was the daughter of Andrew Horatio Pool and Sultia Robertson. In addition to having an interest in the American Revolution, the history of the South, and Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, Capps was a member of the Austin Genealogical Society. Sources: Austin Genealogical Society Quarterly . 11 (April 1961). Gear-Ramsey Ancestors. Rootsweb. Accessed May 10, 2011. http://worldconnect....

Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825

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American inventor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Ct., to J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War., 1824 May 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872501 Eli Whitney (1765-1825), American inventor and gun manufacturer, received his patent for the first cotton gin in 1794. From the description of Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580711 Whitney, American inventor, especially known for ...