Show TRANSFER OF THE HERMITAGE TO THE UNITED STATES the legislature 11 of tennessee at its last session passed all an act authorizing the tiie governor of til ill tilt tint t state to purchase five hundred acres of the hermitage including the tiie mansion of gen jack son aud and the ilia tomb where now nov repose the remains of the he illustrious hero and patriot and loose of his hia beloved wife wire and 0 to o make inake a tender of the same I 1 to the general government provided a brinch artuch of the military academy should be established at that place in III pursuance of this act governor johnson purchased ilia tila II fi ermitage for the tiie surn sum of forty eight dollars and und on wednesday arrived at washington and mado made a formal tender of the pro properly pert perl y with the ilia condition annexed to j the Preside president nL the president in reply stated that this tilis offer by the state of tennessee would be promptly prompt lyco communicated by him to congress |