Legislation for Smithson Bequest Enacted
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PrintSenator Benjamin W. Leigh of Virginia makes a report to the United States Congress, accompanied by a joint resolution, to authorize and enable the President to assert and prosecute with effect the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson. This begins the process of pushing legislation to accept the bequest.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
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. 125-135
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
January 5, 1836