Eli Whitney papers, 1716-1959 (inclusive), 1785-1881 (bulk).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Eli Whitney papers, 1716-1959 (inclusive), 1785-1881 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145078906

The papers consist of correspondence and business papers relating to Eli Whitney's interests in developing the cotton gin and the manufacture of firearms employing a system of interchangeable parts. The papers include land records relating to the acquisition of property for the mill site, patents on inventions, account books and other financial records, and contracts and drawings concerning firearms production. Also included in the papers are records of Eli Whitney's estate, papers of Eli Whitney's nephews and son who succeeded him in producing firearms, and personal papers of Whitney and other Whitney family members.

4.75 linear ft.

Yale University Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6829730

Yale University Library

Related Entities

There are 21 Entities related to this resource.

Greene, Catherine Littlefield

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rr3bn1 (person)

Edwards, Henry W. (Henry Waggaman), 1779-1847

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6863rmp (person)

Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r2116t (person)

Governor of Connecticut, 1817-1827; Secretary of Treasury, 1795-1800. From the description of Letter, 1827 August 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582959 Wolcott was a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He served as governor of Connecticut (1796-1797). From the description of [Letters] 1799-1811 / Oliv: Wolcott. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 491419916 American lawyer and politician. F...

Wadsworth, Decius, 1768-1821

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dn5d8j (person)

Stebbins, Josiah, 1766-1829

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hh7z37 (person)

Goodrich, James A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64q97k7 (person)

Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h4203z (person)

Resident of Pennsylvania; served as United States agent for the Six Nations; appointed commissary general of the United States Army in 1814. From the description of Callender Irvine letters and appointments, 1802-1803. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 71242443 ...

Lee, Roswell, 1777-1833.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63x9m72 (person)

Blake, Eli W. (Eli Whitney), 1795-1886

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zk60vv (person)

New Haven Water Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60g8rjz (corporateBody)

Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w380g7 (person)

Revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Capt. Callenden Irvine, 1803 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270529279 Army officer, U.S. Secretary of War, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1800-1814. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972156 Major general, politician, and statesman. From the description of Papers, 1761-1826. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qn651p (person)

Civil engineer, artist, and inventor. From the description of Letter : New York, to Edward P. Livingston, Clermont, [N.Y.], 1814 February 11. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50631960 Inventor, engineer, and artist. From the description of Papers, 1812-1815. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50799372 Inventor. From the description of Robert Fulton papers, 1809-1838. (Columbia University In the City of New York). World...

Yale University. Class of 1884

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64j4mz3 (corporateBody)

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60d5jrb (person)

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Hillhouse, James, 1754-1832

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k6565s (person)

Whitney, Josiah, 1770-1839.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cr76m1 (person)

Princeton University

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63z1x39 (corporateBody)

The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Kollock, Lemuel, 1766-1823

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m62pqx (person)

The papers in this collection are those of Dr. Lemuel Kollock and his descendants, with the connecting lineage of the Campbell and Johnston families. Dr. Lemuel Kollock (1766-1823) married Maria Campbell, daughter of Macartan Campbell of Augusta, and granddaughter of Edward Fenwick of South Carolina. Their children were Phineas Miller Kollock (1804-1872) who married, first, Jane Priscilla Johnston, and second, Sarah Hull Campbell; George Jones Kollock (1810-1894) who married, first Priscilla Aug...

Whitney, Eli, 1820-1895

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6378nv8 (person)

Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60r9v6v (person)

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 ...

Miller, Phineas, 1764-1803.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67d4767 (person)