Eli Whitney, holding a 1798 United States…

1799 CE

Eli Whitney, holding a 1798 United States government contract for the manufacture of muskets, is introduced to the concept of interchangeable parts, an origin of the American system of manufacturing, by Oliver Wolcott, Jr., appointed Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington in 1795 to succeed Alexander Hamilton.

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New Haven New Haven Connecticut United States View →

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Alexander Hamilton View → Eli Whitney View → George Washington View → Oliver Wolcott Jr View →

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Britain, Kingdom of Great View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → French First Republic View →

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Industrial Revolution, First View → French Revolutionary Wars, or “Great French War” View → Second Coalition, War of the View → French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1798 View →

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Weapons View →

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