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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.058 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Emily Howard to George May Powell about ordering photographs |
| Date | 23 February 1866 |
| Author | Howard, Emily B. (fl. 1866) |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | re: She wants to clear up confusion about ordering photographs with the retail price. Her soldier agents need money. |
| Subjects | Finance Business and Finance Photography US Constitutional Amendment US Constitution Congress Government and Civics African American History Slavery Women's History Woman Author Reconstruction |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; 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 |