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Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and an efficient patron and improver of useful science and arts. In the social relations of life he was a model of excellence. While private affection weeps at his tomb, his country honors his memory. He was born Dec. 8, 1765, and died Jan. 8, 1825.
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