Joseph Henry's Letter to Harriet Henry (July 14, 1848)
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintLetter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Harriet Henry, his wife, July 14, 1848. In the letter, Henry tells of his visit to inspect the dome of the United States Capitol Building. Henry's advice had been sought out by federal officials to analyze the dangers of lightning strikes to the dome.
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The accompanying PDF contains SIA2012-0454, SIA2012-0455, and SIA2012-0456, which are pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 7, pages 358-360 (Document 195).
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
July 14, 1848
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