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 ...
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 ...
Thomas Jefferson was undoubtedly a busy fellow ... he also found time to invent or improve a number of gadgets. He is also one of America's Founding Foodies and, as such, helped to establish ...