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John Quincy Adams's Speech in 24th Congress, Sess 1, House of Representatives

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Summary

Adams reports the conclusions of the select committee of the message of the President relating to the bequest of James Smithson. The committee concluded that Congress has the power to accept and administer the fund.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848
  • United States Congress

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 20, Education
  • Congressional Record

Contained within

The Appendix to Gales and Seaton's Register of Congressional Debates vol II-III (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1836
  • 01/14/1836

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Trusts and trustees
  • SI, Early History

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

Congressional Record

Physical description

Number of pages: 3; Page Numbers: 78-80

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