Author:

Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848  Search this

Subject:

Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this

Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848  Search this

United States Congress  Search this

Physical description:

Number of pages: 3; Page Numbers: 78-80

Type:

Congressional Record

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1836

01/14/1836

Category:

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information:

Title 20, Education

Congressional Record

Summary:

Adams reports the conclusions of the select committee of the message of the President relating to the bequest of James Smithson. The committee concluded that Congress has the power to accept and administer the fund.

Contained within:

The Appendix to Gales and Seaton's Register of Congressional Debates vol II-III (Book)

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Smithson Bequest  Search this

SI, Early History  Search this

Trusts and trustees  Search this

Publisher:

Washington, D.C.: Gales and Seaton

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_4641