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6 June 1866
Peck, Samuel H.
to George May Powell
re: He requests a full description of the National Picture of the voters of the Constitutional Amendment
GLC00687.071
10 December 1866
Williams, A. F.
re: He writes about the deal they made the last time GMP was in the city, that GMP would assume all liabilities and would pay half of all profits from the sale of pictures. A strict account should be kept of all sales.
GLC00687.073
1 October 1877
Philadelphia Temperance Reform Club
[Statement of the Philadelphia Temperance Reform Club]
re: This is a statement of the Philadelphia Temperance Reform Club, which has organized meetings and gatherings in adjoining counties and states. They are concerned with the Sabbath Question, and they are soliciting funds to support the movement to...
GLC00687.103
20 February 1896
International Arbitration Council
International Arbitration Memorial
The undersigned men, under the direction of George May Powell, support an international arbitration first between the U.S. and Britain, and later with other nations. The memorial is directed toward the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
GLC00687.146
no date
Powell, George May (1835-1905)
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
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
Circa August 1878
Unknown
American Forests
He gives a brief history of the American Forest council and a description of papers presented at their conferences.
GLC00687.181
Circa 1892
to His Excellency The Governor, and To the Legislature of the State of Massachusettes
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
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
Circa 1885-1905
Politics in the Pulpit
Because the pulpit is the center of ethics, politics should be openly discussed, a practice not often used in the U.S. He uses examples of the poor pay of coal miners, partisan ring rule, and historical political preacher/leaders of the Revolution....
GLC00687.195
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