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On the donation which created the Smithsonian Institution...



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December 25, 1843

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 25, 1843  

* Smithsonian Institution
* Donations being taken
* Pre construction of building
* From Washington D.C.


The front page has: "Smithsonian Legacy--No. III" which takes over 1 1/2 columns.
This discusses the contribution of Englishman James Smithson to the United States to create an educational institution which would be the Smithsonian Institution.
Four pages, very nice condition.

Category: Pre-Civil War