Andrew Jackson's Letter to Congress Regarding the Smithson Bequest

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Object Details

Subject

Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845

Smithson, James 1765-1829

United States Congress

United States President

United States President (1829-1837 : Jackson)

Summary

Letter by President Andrew Jackson to the United States Congress informs them that as president he has no authority to take any steps for accepting James Smithson's bequest but instructs Congress to take such measures as they deem necessary to accept the funds.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7000 Box 4, Folder 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

December 17, 1835

Standard number

2005-33527

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Document

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Color Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Executive power

Letters

SI, Early History

Smithson Bequest

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

siris_sic_11610