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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.189 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | To His Excellency The Governor, and To the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Losses in the country due to forest fires affect the political economy as well as national wealth. Fireproof buildings of brick and mortar should be the rule rather than the exception. Deforestation should be regulated. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Firefighting Disaster Architecture Politics Economics Finance Law |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| 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 |