Joseph Henry's Letter to Hannibal Hamlin (April 22, 1870)
ID: SIA2012-6146
Creator: Joseph Henry Papers Project
Form/Genre: Document
Date: April 22, 1870
Citation: Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 11, The Smithsonian Years: January 1866-May 1878 (Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2007), 290-291
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Letter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Hannibal Hamlin, a senator from Maine and Vice President from 1861 to 1865, April 22, 1870. In the letter, Henry expresses gratitude that a proposition was put forth in the United States Congress to convert the Washington Canal into a closed sewer. The Canal ran along side the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle," cutting the Smithsonian off from downtown DC and spreading unpleasant smells across the Smithsonian grounds.
Subject
- Hamlin, Hannibal 1809-1891
- United States Congress
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Park
- United States. Office of the Vice President
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
The accompanying PDF contains SIA2012-0998 and SIA2012-0999, which are pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 11, pages 290-291 (Document 141).
Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 33, Box 7, Folder: Volume 19
- Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 11, The Smithsonian Years: January 1866-May 1878 (Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2007), 290-291
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
April 22, 1870
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Washington Canal
- Legislators
- Sewerage
- Secretaries
- Letters
- Canals
- City planning--Washington (D.C.)
Place
- Potomac River
- United States
- Maine
- Washington (D.C.)
Form/Genre
- Document
- Paper
ID Number
SIA2012-6146
Physical description
Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.17w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper