Robert Stanton Avery Dies

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Summary

Robert Stanton Avery, who bequeathed his property to the Smithsonian, dies. As a result of a United States Supreme Court decision, title to real estate on Capitol Hill, owned by Avery and adversely claimed by the heirs of Mrs. Lydia T. Avery, is adjudged to be rightfully due the Smithsonian. In 1899, the assessed value of the real estate portion of the bequest is $21,086.

Subject

  • Avery, Lydia T
  • Avery, Robert Stanton
  • United States Supreme Court

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Goode, George Brown, ed. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century. Washington, D.C.: De Vinne Press, 1897., p. 245-246, 841
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1899, p. xiv

Contact information

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

Date

September 12, 1894

Topic

  • Benefactors
  • Actions and defenses
  • Deaths
  • Gifts

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