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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.262 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | J.B. Lippincott to unknown accepting his article "Friction between Labor and Capital" for publication |
| Date | 2 June 1886 |
| Author | J.B. Lippincott Company (fl. 1886) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | They inform him that his article "Friction between Labor and Capital" as been accepted for publication, and they enclose a check. On the back are notes about the beautiful music of a violin and the decision to do God's will. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Business and Finance Economics Labor Literature and Language Arts Religion Christianity Organized Labor |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Religion; Industry; Arts & Literature |
| 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 |