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House of Representatives Proceedings, 08/10/1846

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Summary

The House receives a message from the President of the United States stating that he approved and signed the bill for the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • United States Congress
  • United States President

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 20, Education
  • Congressional Record

Notes

for bills relating to the act establishing the Smithsonian Institution see S. 18, S. 245, S. 293, S. 292, H. R. 5, H.R. 863, H.R. 259, H.R. 418, H.R. 1, H.R. 1160, H.R. 1161, especially versions of H.R. and S. 18

Contained within

The Congressional Globe, New Series (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1846
  • 08/10/1846

Topic

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

Form/Genre

Congressional Record

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 1223

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