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... January , that it was still a point un- settled whether the property which , with a commendable zeal , you had aimed at securing for the United States , now constituted any part of the Smithsonian fund in the English court of chancery ...
... January , that it was still a point un- settled whether the property which , with a commendable zeal , you had aimed at securing for the United States , now constituted any part of the Smithsonian fund in the English court of chancery ...
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... January fol- lowing ; and I beg leave to say , that on the 19th instant I accordingly remitted to Mr. Brent the above sum , to be debited , as your letter indicates , to the Smithsonian legacy , if recovered , * * * and if not , to the ...
... January fol- lowing ; and I beg leave to say , that on the 19th instant I accordingly remitted to Mr. Brent the above sum , to be debited , as your letter indicates , to the Smithsonian legacy , if recovered , * * * and if not , to the ...
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... January and July in each year , from the fourth day of September last , ( the period of their purchase . ) The further sum of $ 8,270.67 has been applied to the purchase of eight bonds of the State of Michigan , bearing six per cent ...
... January and July in each year , from the fourth day of September last , ( the period of their purchase . ) The further sum of $ 8,270.67 has been applied to the purchase of eight bonds of the State of Michigan , bearing six per cent ...
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... January 25 , 1864 . The Secretary called attention to the unexpected delays and embarrassments which had occurred in obtaining the remainder of the original bequest of Smithson left in Eng- land as the principal of an annuity to the ...
... January 25 , 1864 . The Secretary called attention to the unexpected delays and embarrassments which had occurred in obtaining the remainder of the original bequest of Smithson left in Eng- land as the principal of an annuity to the ...
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... January 14 , 1839 . Message from the House that Senate resolution ( No. 7 ) had been concurred in . SENATE , January 15 , 1839 . Message from the House that a resolution had been passed concerning the Smithsonian bequest . SENATE ...
... January 14 , 1839 . Message from the House that Senate resolution ( No. 7 ) had been concurred in . SENATE , January 15 , 1839 . Message from the House that a resolution had been passed concerning the Smithsonian bequest . SENATE ...
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Página 2 - I mean stock to remain in this country) 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 men.
Página 483 - Institution", to be composed of the Vice President, the Chief Justice of the United States, and three Members of the Senate and three Members of the House of Representatives; together with six other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington; and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
Página 471 - President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of "War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office of the United States, and the Mayor of the city of Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, and such other persons as they may elect honorary members...
Página 757 - I ask for the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The question was taken; and there were — yeas 165, nays 256, not voting 11, as follows: ***** [p.
Página 564 - That, so soon as the Board of Regents shall have selected the said site [for a building], they shall cause to be erected a suitable building, of plain and durable materials and structure, without unnecessary ornament, and of sufficient size, and with suitable rooms or halls, for the reception and arrangement, upon a liberal scale, of objects of natural history, including a geological and mineralogical cabinet ; also a chemical laboratory, a library, a gallery of art, and the necessary lecture rooms...
Página 384 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Página 945 - ... 1. The objects, and the amount appropriated, to be recommended by counsellors of the Institution. 2. Appropriations in different years to different objects; so that, in course of time, each branch of knowledge may receive a share. 3. The results obtained from these appropriations to be published, with the memoirs before mentioned, in the volumes of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 4. Examples of objects for which appropriations may be made :— (1.) System of extended meteorological...
Página 596 - And the said regents shall make, from the interest of said fund, an appropriation, not exceeding an average of twenty-five thousand dollars annually, for the gradual formation of a library, composed of valuable works pertaining to all departments of human knowledge.
Página 946 - ... title-page of the report. 4. The reports to be published in separate parts, so that persons interested in a particular branch, can procure the parts relating to it, without purchasing the whole. 5. These reports may be presented to Congress, for partial distribution^ the remaining copies to be given to literary and scientific institutions, and sold to individuals for a moderate price. The following are some of the subjects which may be embraced in the reports:— I.
Página 946 - By the publication of separate treatises on subjects of general interest. 1. These treatises may occasionally consist of valuable memoirs translated from foreign languages, or of articles prepared under the direction of the institution, or procured by offering premiums for the best exposition of a given subject.