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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.250 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | To My Dear Friend about weather, floods, dams and asks for news |
| Date | 7 April 1875 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | She regrets not being able to respond promptly. She comments on the weather and flood damage to her husband's dams. She refers to family members and asks for news about them, hoping that all will come visit her. |
| Subjects | Friendship Children and Family Women's History Extreme Weather |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| Theme | Women in American History |
| 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 |