A Resolution for distributing the work on the Exploring Expedition

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Summary

Fifty-eight copies of the publication on the "Exploring Expedition" shall be delivered to the Secretary of State to be distributed. One copy of said work is to be given to Charles Wilkes, commander of the expedition, one to William L. Hudson and one to Cadwallader Ringold, commandants of vessels in the expedition. Two copies will be placed in the Library of Congress.

Subject

  • Wilkes, Charles 1798-1877
  • Hudson, William Leverreth
  • Ringgold, Cadwalader 1802-1867
  • Library of Congress Relations with the Smithsonian
  • United States Exploring Expedition (USEE)

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 5 Stat. 797
  • Title 34, Navy
  • Joint Resolution

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Contained within

05 Stat. 797 (1845); Res. No. 5 (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1856
  • 02/20/1845

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Museums
  • Resolutions, Legislative
  • Museum publications

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 797

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