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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.152 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | George May Powell to U.S. Senate about a commission of Inquiry in Equity regarding U.S. gains from Mexico |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Because the U.S. has improperly secured vast and valuable territory from Mexico without fair equivalence, this memorial requests that Congress establish a "Commission of Inquiry in Equity." |
| Subjects | Latin and South America Land Transaction Congress Global History and Civics Law Government and Civics |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |