Congress Notified of Smithson Bequest
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PrintPresident Andrew Jackson notifies the United States Congress of James Smithson's bequest. The matter is referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and a select House Committee chaired by former President John Quincy Adams, who now serves in the House of Representatives.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
December 17, 1835
Smithson Bequest