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to Emma C. Small

He is feeling better and hopes to go to the office the day after Christmas. He advises her to write the Postmaster of Davenport to get her missing letters. He plans to register a letter to her, and hopes she will, too. He sends the address of Bro. S...

GLC00687.047

Travel Diary

re: He stopped briefly in England and experienced difficulty in boarding the ship to cross the Channel and on to Paris. He took the train through Lyon, Turin, Milan, and Venice, with brief stops, describing each briefly. He went on a five-day cruise...

GLC00687.077

to unknown

Letter of introduction in French with envelope.

GLC00687.078.01

to unknown

GLC00687.078.02

Powell's Light and Shade Relief Map of Palestine

GLC00687.092

Radial Key Map of Palestine in the Time of Our Saviour

GLC00687.093

to Sam D. Risley

George May Powell compares Florida to Egypt, and then turns to a discussion of Africa. This letter is handwritten on the back of printed letters, February 16, 1886, Philadelphia, B.C. Tillinghast, Asaph Terry, C.R. Blackall, and Francis J. Rue to...

GLC00687.108

to A. L. Rawson

He agrees to the predetermined royalties and will proceed to have Hurd & Houghton publish, advertise, and sell the Rawson Bible Hand Book. He further proceeds to provide future arbitration services in regards to copyright. Rawson agrees and signs the...

GLC00687.126

to Hurd & Houghton, Publishers and Booksellers

He accepts the terms previously proposed and offers to produce more maps and pictures than previously engraved if necessary. He suggests a full contract to be drawn up.

GLC00687.127

to H. O. Houghton

Letter is on Riverside Press letterhead. In the letter, George May Powell defines their objection to the contract, that while Prof. Rawson owns the book, the contract is in another name. The publishers have been asked to do things not included in the...

GLC00687.131

[memorandum of agreement, George May Powell and A.L. Rawson]

GMP and Rawson make legal agreements between themselves to work with Hurd & Houghton Publishers on the publication of Rawson's Bible Hand Book, with royalty agreements.

GLC00687.134

to H.O. Houghton

Letter is on American Collecting Agency letterhead. In the letter, George May Powell mentions that he would like to work out a contract before any more work is done. He refers to other business matters.

GLC00687.136

to Gentlemen

He writes about an offer some time previously of an art publication of his, which was declined. He wonders if the gentlemen would be interested in a new invention.

GLC00687.140

to D. Andrew of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church

They agree to engage George May Powell for a lecture. The contract includes a photograph, a map, and royalties from ticket sales.

GLC00687.141

Mr. Editor, England & the Boers

George May Powell writes in response to another letter to the editor about the Boer War. He refers to Livingston and the varying opinions of clergy on slavery, and the actions of British missionaries in South Africa. He encourages careful study of...

GLC00687.151

to U. S. Senate

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."

GLC00687.152

to unknown

A card introducing George May Powell as "a friend of every good cause."

GLC00687.153

Memorial

The Farmers Club of the American Institute of New York requests Congress to consider an amendment of forestry laws. Specifically they seek provisions to save national domain forests from needless waste, to create new forests and literature on forests...

GLC00687.155

to Hon. N.C. Ely

He discusses the idea of fireproofing homes.

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to Gents

The issue of fireproof buildings is important in forestry matters, and he requests the value of raising building quality. Fireproofing buildings will cost less in the end and are more healthy.

GLC00687.163

to Joseph T. Edwards and others

He writes about waste in America and its worth in Europe. He calculates the amounts of waste.

GLC00687.164

to His Excellency The Governor, and To the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts

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.

GLC00687.189

The Fire-Proof Building Company, of New York

They list several different types of fireproof building material for building owners, architects, and builders. Engravings of building materials and construction efforts reveal different uses for fireproof materials, with a list of examples of such...

GLC00687.190

Beet Sugar

Beet sugar is comparable to cane sugar. He talks about the process of refining beets to the form of sugar.

GLC00687.191

to Mr. Editor

Following the earlier political counsel of Abraham Lincoln, he recognizes the infirm qualities of presidential candidate James G. Blaine due to fraud and violence, and favors Grover Cleveland as U.S. President.

GLC00687.192