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House of Representatives Proceedings, 03/05/1840

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Summary

Mr. Adams presents an amendment to the bill to provide for the disposition and management of the Smithson fund, accompanied by a report, which are committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union.

Subject

  • Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848
  • United States Congress

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 20, Education
  • Congressional Record

Notes

See H.R. 1

Contained within

The Congressional Globe, vol. VIII (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1840
  • 03/05/1840

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Trusts and trustees
  • Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men
  • SI, Early History
  • Management

Form/Genre

Congressional Record

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 240

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