The Relation of Richard Rush to the Smithsonian Institution

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Summary

Adler, the Smithsonian librarian, details the role of Richard Rush in prosecuting the United States suit in the English Chancery Court for the bequest of James Smithson and Rush's subsequent role in ensuring that the Smithsonian Institution was founded.

Subject

  • Rush, Richard 1780-1859
  • Smithson, James 1765-1829

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Citation information

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Vol. 52 (Quarterly Issue, vol. 5)

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1910

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Law
  • Actions and defenses
  • SI, Early History
  • Estates (Law)
  • Courts
  • Legislation

Place

Great Britain

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