Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 85
ding to the estimate of Judge Johnson,given in the most famous decision affecting thecotton-gin, the debts of the South were paid offby its aid, its capital was increased, and its landstrebled in value. This famous device, the giftof a young Northerner to the South, was re-warded by thirty years of… … Eli Whitney. ELI WHITNEY 71 His personal reward was countless lawsuits andendless vexation of body and spirit. No moreconspicuous example can be cited of steady pa-tience and sweet-tempered perseverance. Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Wor-cester County, Mass., December 8, 1765. Hisparents…
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