Senate Consideration of Smithson Bequest

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Summary

In the Senate, on motion of Mr. William Campbell Preston of South Carolina, the December 7 message from President John Tyler, recommending that Congress consider making some specific application of the funds from the James Smithson bequest, is referred to the Committee on the Library: Mr. Rufus P. Choate, Mr. Benjamin Tappan, and Mr. W. C. Preston.

Subject

  • Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
  • Preston, William C. 1794-1860
  • Tappan, Benjamin
  • Tyler, John 1790-1862
  • United States President
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Rhees, William Jones. The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History: 1835-1899, Vol. 1, 1835-1887. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 225.

Contact information

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

Date

December 29, 1841

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men

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