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Eli Whitney papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 554

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Eli Whitney's petition to the Selectmen of Westborough, MA, showing a sample of his penmanship.
Eli Whitney's petition to the Selectmen of Westborough, MA, showing a sample of his penmanship.

Correspondence, 1716, 1785-1791

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Reel: 1, Reel: 1U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1716, 1785-1791
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Letter to Eli Whitney from Thomas Jefferson.
Letter to Eli Whitney from Thomas Jefferson.

Correspondence, 1793

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Reel: 1, Reel: 1U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1793
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Letter from Eli Whitney to Oliver Wolcott.
Letter from Eli Whitney to Oliver Wolcott.

Correspondence, 1798 February-May

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Reel: 1, Reel: 1U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1798 February-May
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Letter to Oliver Wolcott, Secretary of the United States Treasury, from Eli Whitney.
Letter to Oliver Wolcott, Secretary of the United States Treasury, from Eli Whitney.

Correspondence, 1799 January-June

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Reel: 1, Reel: 1U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1799 January-June
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1805 June-December
1805 June-December

1805 June-December, 1805 June-December

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 26, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1805 June-December
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1807
1807

1807, 1807

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 29, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1807
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1809 January-July
1809 January-July

1809 January-July, 1809 January-July

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 32, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1809 January-July
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1809 August-October
1809 August-October

1809 August-October, 1809 August-October

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 33, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1809 August-October
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1810 January-March
1810 January-March

1810 January-March, 1810 January-March

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 35, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1810 January-March
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1810 April-October
1810 April-October

1810 April-October, 1810 April-October

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 36, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1810 April-October
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1811 May-September
1811 May-September

1811 May-September, 1811 May-September

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 39, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1811 May-September
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1811 October-December
1811 October-December

1811 October-December, 1811 October-December

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 40, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1811 October-December
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1812 January-March
1812 January-March

1812 January-March, 1812 January-March

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 41, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1812 January-March
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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1812 April-June
1812 April-June

1812 April-June, 1812 April-June

 Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 42, Reel: 2, Reel: 2U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1812 April-June
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Correspondence, 1858-1860
Correspondence, 1858-1860

Correspondence, 1858-1860

 Part of Collection — Box: 4, Folder: 79, Reel: 3, Reel: 3U
Call Number: MS 554, Series I
Dates: 1858-1860
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Account of Miller & Whitney's Debts Assumed by E. Whitney.
Account of Miller & Whitney's Debts Assumed by E. Whitney.

Miller and Whitney account book, 1795-1810

 Part of Collection — Box: 6, Folder: 101, Reel: 4, Reel: 4U
Call Number: MS 554, Series III
Dates: 1795-1810
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Financial papers: vouchers for muskets
Financial papers: vouchers for muskets

Financial papers: vouchers for muskets, 1815-1824

 Part of Collection — Box: 8, Folder: 117, Reel: 5, Reel: 5U
Call Number: MS 554, Series IV
Dates: 1815-1824
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Explanation of an improvement made in the musket lock.
Explanation of an improvement made in the musket lock.

Machinery: sketches, plans, drawings , n.d.

 Part of Collection — Box: 8, Folder: 118a, Reel: 5, Reel: 5U
Call Number: MS 554, Series IV
Dates: 1801-1915, undated
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Musket production: Eli Whitney; (1765-1825) statement, notes, etc.
Musket production: Eli Whitney; (1765-1825) statement, notes, etc.

Musket production: Eli Whitney; (1765-1825) statement, notes, etc., 1810, 1816, 1820, undated

 Part of Collection — Box: 8, Folder: 119, Reel: 5, Reel: 5U
Call Number: MS 554, Series IV
Dates: 1810, 1816, 1820, undated
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives
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Patents
Patents

Patents, 1870-1871

 Part of Collection — Box: 8, Folder: 120, Reel: 5, Reel: 5U
Call Number: MS 554, Series IV
Dates: 1870-1871
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives