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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office

 

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of a diary kept by an unidentified secretary in the Department of Public Works. Besides noting office attendance and departmental appointments, this volume includes clippings and other memoranda relating to the Canal Board, barges, and tugboats..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

 

 

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This series consists of a complete set of printed forms used by the Canal Corporation and its predecessor agencies to document activities related to the state's canal system. Although most of the forms were created specifically for the Department of Transportation's Division of Waterway Maintenance, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Erie Canal Museum

 

 

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This series consists of records either transferred to the State Archives or retained by the Erie Canal Museum. Records include correspondence; records inventories; indexes; and other finding aids..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Commission to Investigate Canal Affairs

 

 

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This series consists of a single volume used by the clerk of the New York State Commission to Investigate Canal Affairs to record information regarding witnesses summoned to appear before the commission. The back of the same volume was used by the clerk to record receipts for funds disbursed to the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

 

 

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This series consists of ledgers maintained by the toll collector at Boonville on the Black River Canal. The ledgers contain date; number of clearances for the year; name of boat; place of hailing; where loaded; destination; master's name; cargo description; quantity; miles traveled; and monthly and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Canal Corporation

 

 

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This series consists of various files of the Canal Corporation related to water control, canal structures and contracts. Included are contract materials, memoranda, correspondence, reservoir and lake water elevations, power house manuals, canal permits, water reports, emergency action plans, Barge Canal .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of Canal Commissioners' reports to the State Assembly. The reports include maps and profiles of the divisions of the Erie Canal; maps of various lakes; headwaters and tributaries and proposed plans for dams at headwaters of the Hudson and Raquette Rivers. Also included is a list .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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This series consists of a card index to unidentified contract files. The index seems to refer to expenses, correspondence, maps, and field books primarily of the Middle Division. This is not a working index and is retained for internal use only..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Canal Corporation

 

 

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This series consists of booklets that were used to record water gauge readings for bodies of water throughout New York State..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence requesting information about the Oak Orchard Feeder at Medina. Most letters are to offices of the Western Division engineer, who had responsibility for its administration and maintenance. Subjects include location of contracts, deeds, and other records; power and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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This series contains a "description of a map and field notes" of a survey of lots owned by the state "in the vicinity of the Little Basin and Lock No. 1" in the city of Albany. Location of the survey map is unknown. Records include a description of lots 1 through 12 and statement signed by the surveyor .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). Executive Department

 

 

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This series apparently originated in work of the State Engineer and Surveyor. There is no clear relationship among the records; neither is it known who brought the records together, or for what purpose. Included are statistical data from the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor, field notes pertaining .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Canal Board

 

 

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This series consists of summary information on contracts authorized by the Canal Board for improvements on the state's canal system. Information includes contract name and serial number; authorizing chapter; description and location of work; approval date; bid process information; date contract was .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of a volume monthly estimate forms that outline estimated costs for the construction of the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Public Works. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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This series documents the construction, maintenance, and expansion of Section 3 of the Barge Canal until it was abolished, and reveals the working relationships of state government and private contractors. Also of interest is documentation of the Oswego-Waterford enlargement program. Records include .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives