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Book/Printed Material Smithsonian bequest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury upon the subject of the Smithsonian bequest, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of July last. December 10, 1838. Read, and referred to a select committee Cited as: H. Doc. 25-10

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Title

  • Smithsonian bequest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury upon the subject of the Smithsonian bequest, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of July last. December 10, 1838. Read, and referred to a select committee

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 25-10

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Van Buren, Martin 1782-1862
  • Martin Van Buren originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. President (1837-1841 : Van Buren)
  • United States. Department of State
  • United States. Department of the Treasury

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1838.

Headings

  • -  Court records
  • -  Revenue
  • -  Factory and trade waste
  • -  Inheritance and succession
  • -  Actions and defenses
  • -  Legacies
  • -  Museums
  • -  Probate law and practice
  • -  Wills
  • -  Government attorneys
  • -  Financial statements

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (67 p.). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 25-3:H.DOC.10
  • Y 1.1/2:345

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024789768

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Martin Van Buren, Martin Van Buren Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States President, United States Department Of State, and United States Department Of The Treasury. Smithsonian bequest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury upon the subject of the Smithsonian bequest, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of July last. Read, and referred to a select committee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1838. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024789768/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Van Buren, M., Martin Van Buren Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States President [...] United States Department Of The Treasury. (1838) Smithsonian bequest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury upon the subject of the Smithsonian bequest, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of July last. Read, and referred to a select committee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024789768/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Smithsonian bequest. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury upon the subject of the Smithsonian bequest, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of July last. Read, and referred to a select committee. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1838. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024789768/>.