PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. XXV 



U. S. S. DoJi)}iiii to convey tbe remains of James Smitbson from New York to 

 Washington. ' 



G. Copy of the remarks of your committee at the Smithsonian Institution 

 January 25, 1904, in handing- over'the remains of James Smitbson to Senator 

 Frye as the representative of the Board of Regents, togetlier witli tlie rejdy of 

 Senator Frye. 



II. Copy of report of Mr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, M. A., concerning the corre- 

 si)ondence whicli resulted in tbe cooperation of tbe United States Government 

 in transporting the remains of .James Smitbson from New York to the Smith- 

 sonian Institution in Washington, D. C. 



I. Copy of telegrams and letters sent by your connnittee to the President of 

 the Ignited States, and to the Secretary of the Navy, and t() the Secretary of 

 War. in acknowledgment of (io\ermn<'nt courtesies. 



J. Statement of expenses incurred in tbe removal of the remains of James 

 Smitbson to the United States. 



I may say that it is entirely due to tlie al)ility and energy of our 

 consul at Genoa that the transfer of tlfe remains to the United States 

 was effected at all. Without his earnest and intelligent assistance it 

 would have been difficult indeed, if not impossible, for me to have 

 accomplished the object of my mission abroad. Xo less than five dis- 

 tinct permits had to be obtained from different government officials 

 .in Italy, besides a certificate from the British consul-general and per- 

 mission from the British Burial Ground Finid Association. In addi- 

 tion to the official permits required special difficulties were encoun- 

 tered which at first sight seemed insurmountable, but which were 

 successfully overcome by the tact and ability of our consul at Genoa. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Alexander (TRATiA:\r Bell, 

 ComniUtct' oil the Traw^fei- of thr RemahiH of 



■JamcK Smlthson to tlie United States. 



Washington, D. C., January 27\ J904. 



Appendix A. — Apiilicdtiou to llic ronuiiittrr of the liritixli Burial (Iroioiil Fund 

 A-'isociittion for tltc riistodi/ of the rciiiuiiis of ./iniics Sinitli-soii, irith flic 

 reply. 



Eden Pal.\ce IIotei,, 

 Genoa, Dceemher 29. lOOS. 



De.\r Sir : I have tbe honor to request that the remains of .Tames Smitbson, 

 now resting in the old cemetery on tbe heights of San P.enigno, be delivered to 

 me for transixirtation to tbe United States. 



By tbe will of James Smitbson tbe ITnited States of America I)ecame his heir. 

 The (Government of the United St.-ites a>'c(>itte(l tbe be<|uest; and. in conformity 

 with tbe terms of the will created in Washington. 1). ("., an establislnnent for tlie 

 increase and diffusion of knowledge among men under tbe title of "Tbe Smith- 

 sonian Institution." 



It appears that an immediate necessity e.xists for the removal of the I'em.nins 

 of this great lienefactor of the United States from tbe cemetei-y where they have 

 so long reposed; and it seems peculiarly ap])ropriate that the body of Smitbson 



