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... carry into effect his noble design , believing that to confer a benefit on all mankind he could confide in a nation composed of representatives of all races , where no narrow interpretation would be given to his words , or selfish ...
... carry into effect his noble design , believing that to confer a benefit on all mankind he could confide in a nation composed of representatives of all races , where no narrow interpretation would be given to his words , or selfish ...
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... carry on the proceedings , on behalf of the United States , and possibly some expense and delay may be avoided by our so doing . Having thus briefly stated the nature of the business , we at present abstain from making any suggestions ...
... carry on the proceedings , on behalf of the United States , and possibly some expense and delay may be avoided by our so doing . Having thus briefly stated the nature of the business , we at present abstain from making any suggestions ...
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... it should be referred to the master to whom the cause of Hungerford vs. Drummond stood transferred , to carry on the account directed by the decree of the 15th day of December , 1829 ; and it was ordered that 62 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
... it should be referred to the master to whom the cause of Hungerford vs. Drummond stood transferred , to carry on the account directed by the decree of the 15th day of December , 1829 ; and it was ordered that 62 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
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... carried over in trust in and to the credit of this cause ; and the said accountant general is to declare the trust of the said several sums of stock , accordingly , subject to the further order of this court ; and out of the said sum of ...
... carried over in trust in and to the credit of this cause ; and the said accountant general is to declare the trust of the said several sums of stock , accordingly , subject to the further order of this court ; and out of the said sum of ...
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... carrying over hereby directed , be , in like man- ner , carried over in trust , in this cause , to the separate ac- count of Mary Ann de la Batut , entitled " The account of the annuitant Mary Ann de la Batut , " and the said account ...
... carrying over hereby directed , be , in like man- ner , carried over in trust , in this cause , to the separate ac- count of Mary Ann de la Batut , entitled " The account of the annuitant Mary Ann de la Batut , " and the said account ...
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Página 632 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
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 942 - 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 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 594 - 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 226 - December, 1861, by appointing a joint committee of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Representatives "to inquire into the conduct of the present war." To accomplish this object the committee was given power "to send for persons and papers, and to sit during the recess of either House of Congress.
Página 595 - ... as they shall deem best suited for the promotion of the purpose of the testator, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Página 619 - Each memoir presented to the institution to be submitted for examination to a commission of persons of reputation for learning in the branch to which the memoir pertains ; and to be accepted for publication only in case the report of this commission is favorable.
Página 253 - Michigan, acknowledges itself to owe and for value received hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of America...