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Death of Eli Whitney...

Item # 714737 ·

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 29, 1825  About one-third of the front page is taken up with an article: "The Late Mr. Whitney" concerning the death of Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin.
A portion of the report includes: "...His inventive genius rendered him one of the greatest benefactors of the age & was the means of changing the whole course of industry in the southern section of the union. Previous to the invention of his cotton gin in 1793 or 4, scarcely a pound of upland cotton was raised for exportation..." with much more.
Among the other reports in this issue are: "Trade to Sweden";  at least two items on Lafayette; and much reporting from Congress

Sixteen pages, measures about 6 by 9 inches nice condition.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."

Item from our most recent catalog - #371 - released for October, 2026

Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$26
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.