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Aaron Sakolski Collection
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 23 Aug 2010
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 23 Aug 2010
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| Creator: | Sakolski, Aaron M. (Aaron Morton), 1880-1955. |
| Title: | Aaron Sakolski Collection |
| Dates: | 1782-1862 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Assorted historical material collected by Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sakolski. Collection includes Confederate money, a patent for land in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and other items. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Aaron Morton Sakolski (1880-1956?) was a member of the class of 1902 at Syracuse University and later attended Johns Hopkins. He was interested both professionally and personally in economic aspects of investment, land tenure, and railroads.
The Aaron Sakolski Collection consists of assorted historical documents from the personal collection of Aaron M. Sakolski. The collection contains patent, made out to Henry Drinker, for a tract of land in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania known as Chesnut Level; three Confederate bonds from Missouri and Mississippi; a United States bond from the 18th century; and a 1798 letter from one John Nicholson to a William Young and others, involving the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Co.
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Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Sakolski, Aaron M. (Aaron Morton), 1880-1955.
Corporate Bodies
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.
Subjects
Bonds -- United States.
Canals -- United States.
Paper money -- United States -- History.
Places
Luzerne County (Pa.) -- History.
Genres and Forms
Bills of sale.
Correspondence.
Paper money.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Aaron Sakolski Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Frances Mylon, 1986.
Miscellaneous
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| SC 568 | Confederate bonds, Missouri and Mississippi circa 1863 | ||||||||||
| SC 568 | Drinker land patent, Luzerne County, PA 1796 | ||||||||||
| SC 568 | Nicholson letter 1798 - relates to the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Co. | ||||||||||
| SC 568 | United States bond 1782 | ||||||||||