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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.134 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Memorandum of agreement, George May Powell and A.L. Rawson |
| Date | 14 March 1876 |
| Author | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Additional authors | Rawson, A. L. |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Legal document |
| Content Description | GMP and Rawson make legal agreements between themselves to work with Hurd & Houghton Publishers on the publication of Rawson's Bible Hand Book, with royalty agreements. |
| Subjects | Law Business and Finance Book Selling Religion Christianity Contract |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Religion; Merchants & Commerce; Law |
| 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 |