| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Sylvanus C. Boynton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Boynton, Sylvanus C. | | | | Dates: | 1852-1921 | | | | Abstract: | Sylvanus C. Boynton (d. 1912) was the president of the Isthmus Pacific Railway Company of New York. He was elected to that post in 1897. The collection consists of correspondence, agreements, deeds, and other documents, relating to the "Chiriqui Grants" (Panama) and the formation and activities of the Isthmus Pacific Railway Company of New York, organized to build and operate railroads within New Granada, Costa Rica, and Colombia. Papers after 1912 deal primarily with the settlement of Boynton's estate in Elyria, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 3188 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Boynton, Sylvanus C., d. 1912. | Isthmus Pacific Railway Company of New York. | Railroad companies -- New York.
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