Book/Printed Material Image 1 of Bequest of James Smithson. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the bequest of James Smithson to the United States. December 10, 1838. Read, and referred to a select committee

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Title

  • Bequest of James Smithson. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the bequest of James Smithson to the United States. December 10, 1838. Read, and referred to a select committee

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 25-11

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848
  • Chapin, Stephen
  • Cooper, Thomas
  • Rush, Richard
  • Van Buren, Martin 1782-1862
  • Wayland, Francis 1796-1865
  • Martin Van Buren originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. President (1837-1841 : Van Buren)
  • United States. Department of State

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1838.

Headings

  • -  Smithson, James
  • -  Smithsonian Institution
  • -  Annuities
  • -  Investment of public funds
  • -  Legacies
  • -  Museums
  • -  Observatories
  • -  Universities and colleges
  • -  Wills

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (18 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 25-3:H.DOC.11
  • Y 1.1/2:345

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024789769

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, John Quincy Adams, Stephen Chapin, Thomas Cooper, Richard Rush, Martin Van Buren, Francis Wayland, et al. Bequest of James Smithson. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the bequest of James Smithson to the United States . Read, and referred to a select committee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1838. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024789769/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Adams, J. Q., Chapin, S., Cooper, T., Rush, R., Van Buren, M. [...] United States Department Of State. (1838) Bequest of James Smithson. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the bequest of James Smithson to the United States . Read, and referred to a select committee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024789769/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Bequest of James Smithson. Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of the bequest of James Smithson to the United States . Read, and referred to a select committee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1838. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024789769/>.