1895 POLITICIAN BANKER CATASAUQUA PA DOCUMENT SIGNED BOOK READING RAILROAD RIOT!

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Here’s an
1895
Bank Stock Membership Book Signed by Catasauqua, Pennsylvania Politicians and a Founding Father
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ABRAHAM FENSTERMACHER KOONS
(1836 – 1898)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SECRETARY OF THE CATASAUQUA, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA TOWN COUNCIL,
ELECTED 5-TIMES AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF CATASAUQUA FROM 1874 TO 1898,
PROMINENT DRY GOODS BUSINESSMAN - SUPPLYING MANY FAMILIES OF THE CATASAUQUA AREA’S CIVIL WAR ENLISTED MEN WITH PROVISIONS,
PRESIDENT OF THE CATASAUQUA BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION IN THE 1890s
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DIRECTOR OF THE JORDAN MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AGENT FOR A NUMBER OF PROMINENT REAL ESTATE and INS. CO.’s.
Koons was prominently identified with the growth and prosperity of the Town of Catasauqua.
Koons’ office at the corner of Front and Mulberry Streets, was headquarters of the Democratic politicians of Catasauqua, and his sage advice was always sought in conducting political deals.
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FRANK M. HORN
(1852 – 18)
BANKER-PRESIDENT and CASHIER OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF CATASAUQUA 1870s-1900s,
TREASURER OF THE CATASAUQUA BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION
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MEMBER OF “
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PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY STATE MILITIA WHO CONFRONTED RIOTERS IN THE READING RAILROAD MASSACRE DURING THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877.
Units of the Pennsylvania State Militia were brought in by train. Near nightfall, one unit was marched into the Seventh Street Cut, a man-made ravine three blocks long with 20-or-30-foot (6.1 or 9.1 m) walls, to free a train that had been stopped by rioters. The soldiers were bombarded from above with bricks, stones, and gunshots, and some of the soldiers fired rifle volleys into a crowd at the far end of the Cut. Between 10 and 16 civilian deaths resulted, along with dozens of injuries. Most rioting ended that night, and tense quiet prevailed the next day. Ultimately, the arrival of federal troops restored order to Reading.
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HERE’S A CATASAUQUA BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION RECEIPT BOOK, WITH A CERTIFICATE ON THE FIRST PAGE HAND-SIGNED BY KOONS AS PRESIDENT, and HORN AS TREASURER OF THE B&L., CERTIFYING THAT E[DWIN] C. KOONS IS ENTITLED TO FOUR (4) SHARES OF THE CAPITOL STOCK OF THE CATASAUQUA B&L, DATED JAN. 29
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1895.
The booklet is thin, measures a small 3¾” x 5 ½” and is in VF condition, except that the front cover is cleanly detached.
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DEATH OF SQUIRE ABRAHAM F. KOONS OF CATASAUQUA
The Allentown Democrat
23 Feb 1898
"Abraham F. Koons, one of the most prominent Justices of the Peace in Lehigh county, died Monday evening of last week at his home in Catasauqua, aged 61 years. He had been in his office about half an hour before be expired. He was for several years in the mercantile trade, but for the last thirty years was in the insurance business. In 1875 be was elected Justice of the Peace. He was prominent in Masonic circles, and was identified with several local enterprises. Besides his wife, four sons survive, as well as two brothers and a sister. The deceased..."
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Abraham F. Koons
Birth
18 Aug 1836, Berlinsville, Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
Death
15 Feb 1898 (aged 61), Catasauqua, Lehigh County, PA
Burial
Fairview Cemetery
, West Catasauqua, Lehigh County, PA
Plot
Section 8
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