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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.123 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Vincent H. Butler to George May Powell about a deal for maps of the Bible lands |
| Date | 7 March 1874 |
| Author | Butler, H. Vincent (fl. 1874) |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Butler & Fleetwood Publishers and Booksellers are very impressed with the maps and books of the Bible lands, but because of a previous deal with another publication, they are not in a position to sell GMP's. He would like to pay a visit when he is in New York City. |
| Subjects | Book Selling Literature and Language Arts Business and Finance Religion Christianity Travel Middle East Geography and Natural History |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Religion; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |