Eli Whitney

Little Eli Whitney, born on December 8th 1765, in Westboro Massachusetts, at least that's how I remember it. I'm Phineas, Eli's assistant. He told me everything. We also worked very well with each other. I wasn't just his assistant, we were partners. Making the cotton gin. It was a success at first, but it all went downhill, from there. I guess I should start from the beginning. These were Eli's exact words he said to me in this story

When I was young, I was to help my father with farming duties of course, because I was born into a family that works on a farm for a living. So, I was to help my father with all the farming duties.

''Son, come help me with these here cotton seeds!'' Said Eli's father.

'' Coming father,