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Butler, H. Vincent to George May Powell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.123 Author/Creator: Butler, H. Vincent Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 March 1874 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.6 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

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.

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.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

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