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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.221 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Alfred Cowles to A.F. Williams about a good deal for an artificial limb |
| Date | 26 April 1866 |
| Author | Cowles, Alfred (fl. 1866) |
| Recipient | Williams, A.F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He writes in regards to a local soldier with an amputated leg. His doctor recommended him to Mr. Douglass of Springfield for a limb, but perhaps their company can give him a better deal. He remarks on their competition in the City and inquires if they have lowered their prices |
| Subjects | Civil War Health and Medical Business and Finance Science and Technology Union Forces Injury or Wound |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Science, Technology, Invention; Merchants & Commerce; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |