...serve as a guide in adopting a Plan of Organization. 1. WILL OF SMITHSON. The property is bequeathed to the United States of America, "to found at Washington, under the name of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...James Smithson, an English scientist, who, in his will of October 23, 1826, left all of his property " to the United States of America * * * to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...sense. The Smithsonian institution owes Its existence to a bequest of James Suiithson, an Englishman, " to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsoniau institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...Specimens — International Exchanges. AN Englishman, of the name of James Smithson, gave all his property to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, " an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...Specimens — International Exchanges. AN Englishman, of the name of James Smithson, gave all his property to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, " a,n establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...result of a bequest by James Smithson, an English gentleman, who died in 1829. He left his property "to the United States of America to found at Washington under the name of the Smithsonian Institution an establishment for the increase and diffusion cf knowledge among men."...

...twenty-one years, or intestate, I then bequeath the whole of my property (subject to the annuity of £100 to John Fitall, and for the security and payment of...of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...twenty-one years, or intestate, / then bequeath the whole of my property (subject to the annuity of £100 to John Fitall, and for the security and payment of...of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...intestate, I then bequeath the whole of my property, subject to the annuity of £100 to John Fital, and for the security and payment of which I mean stock...of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among...

...twenty-one years, or intestate, I then bequeath the whole of my property (subject to the annuity of £100 to John Fitall, and for the security and payment of which I mean stock to remain iu this country) to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under, the name of the Smithsonian...