Letters pertaining to the bequest of James Smithson, 1838, [n.d.]

Mss.506.73.Sm6xL

Date: n.d. | Size: 1 volume(s), 1volume, 39 p., copy.
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Abstract

This volume of letters was copied from the House of Representatives Executive Documents, 25th Congress, 3rd session, no. 11, and includes a message from Martin Van Buren regarding the Smithson bequest to the United States.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, 39 p., copy.

Provenance

Presented by Peter S. Du Ponceau, 1840; accessioned, 1900.

Indexing Terms


Personal Name(s)

  • Smithson, James, 1765-1829
  • Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862