Commonwealth of Massachusetts : House of Representatives, Jan. 15, 1816. Ordered--that Messrs. Tudor, of Boston, Knapp, of Newburyport, and Trask, of Brimfield, be a committee, with such as the Honorable Senate may join, to make inquiries into the actual state of the following scientific and literary societies .

Report on the financial standing of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Boston Atheneum, the Linnean Society and the Agricultural Society of Massachusetts compared to Peale's Museum, Dr. Hosack's botanical garden, the Medical Society of the...

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OCLC:426072599
Corporate Authors: Massachusetts. General Court. Committee on State of Scientific and Literary Societies, Massachusetts
Andre forfattere: Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864
Sprog:English
Udgivet: [Boston] : [publisher not identified], [1816]
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Learned institutions and societies > Massachusetts > Finance.
Learned institutions and societies > United States > Finance.
Learned institutions and societies > Finance.
Massachusetts.
United States.
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Relaterede værker:Print version: Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Summary:Report on the financial standing of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Boston Atheneum, the Linnean Society and the Agricultural Society of Massachusetts compared to Peale's Museum, Dr. Hosack's botanical garden, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the New York Historical Society, recommending that more funds be created in Massachusetts for support of such institutions. Preceded by the resolutions of the House and Senate appointing the members of the joint committee. Includes a proposed bill to incorporate the Massachusetts Institution as a measure to centralize the various societies' collections and libraries.
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Signed on page 12: By order of the committee, Josiah Quincy, chairman.
"Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. An act, to incorporate certain persons, by the name of the Massachusetts Institution."--Page [13]-16. The proposed act was not passed.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (16 pages)
Place of Publication:United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

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