Act to Care for Smithsonian Grounds Passes

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Summary

An act for the improvement and care of the Smithsonian Institution grounds by the Government is passed by United States Congress (Stat., IX, 297). Act also provides for settlement of accounts for the United States Exploring Expedition.

Subject

  • United States Exploring Expedition (USEE)
  • United States Congress

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. 834.
  • 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. 467.

Contact information

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

Date

August 12, 1848

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Law
  • Horticulture
  • Grounds
  • Legislation

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