 | United States. Congress. House - 1835 - 1436 Seiten
...No. 4. Resolution to authorize and to enable the President to assert and prosecute with effect, the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Sinithson, late of London, deceased, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1838 - 528 Seiten
...States : The act of the 1st July, 1836, to enable thn Executive to assert and prosecute with effect the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson, late of London, having received its entire execution, and the amount recovered and paid in the Treasury... | |
 | United States. President - 1846 - 968 Seiten
...— THE act of the 1st July, 1836, to enable the executive to assert and prosecute, with effect, the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson, late of London, having received its entire execution, and the amount recovered and paid into the treasury... | |
 | United States - 1846 - 882 Seiten
...SmitKsonian Legavy. An act to authorize and enable the President to assert, and prosecute with effect, the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson, late of London, deceased, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1847 - 42 Seiten
...ACCEPTING BEQ.UEST. AN ACT to authorize and enable the President to assert and prosecute with effect the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson, late of London, deceased, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1854 - 284 Seiten
...ACCEPTING BEQUEST. AJT ACT to authorize and enable the President to assert and prosecute, with effect, the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson, late of London, deceased, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1879 - 1040 Seiten
...by a joint resolution to authorize and enable the President to assert and prosecute with effect the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson, late of London, deceased, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an... | |
 | William Jones Rhees - 1880 - 282 Seiten
...sent at tin same time contained the personal effects of Smithsou. JAMES SMITHSON AND HIS BEQUEST. 31 LEGISLATION OF CONGRESS IN RELATION TO THE DISPOSITION...applied, through the Secretary of State, to a number of persons " versed in science and familiar with the subject of public education, for their views as to... | |
 | William Jones Rhees - 1880 - 294 Seiten
...the same time contained the personal effects of Smithson. JAMES SMITH8ON AND HIS BEQUEST. • 31 • LEGISLATION OF CONGRESS IN RELATION TO THE DISPOSITION...applied, through the Secretary of State, to a number of persons " versed in science and familiar with the subject of public educatiou, for their views as to... | |
 | William Jones Rhees - 1880 - 296 Seiten
...immediately recoined into American money, producing $508,318.46 as the bequest of Smithson. LEGISLATION OP CONGRESS IN RELATION TO THE DISPOSITION OF THE BEQUEST....applied, through the Secretary of State, to a number of persons " versed in science and familiar with the subject of public education, for their views as to... | |
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Buren had the satisfaction of announcing to Congress that the claim of the United States to the legacy bequeathed to them by James Smithson had been fully established, and that the fund had been received by the government. He now urged the prompt adoption... 
