US Wins Chancery Suit for Smithson Bequest
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PrintThe English Court of Chancery suit pertaining to the James Smithson bequest brought by Richard Rush is decided in favor of the United States.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 9, 1838