Facsimile of James Smithson's Handwritten Will
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Creator: Smithson, James 1765-1829
Form/Genre: Paper
Date: c.1826
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7000
Photograph of a constructed facsimile of the double-sided, handwritten draft of James Smithson's will. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1878 from George Henry de la Batut of France.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7000
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c.1826
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Great Britain
89-12894 and 96-1626
Color: Black and White Size: 8w X 10h Type of Image: Document; Medium: Photograph