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Creator:

New York (State). Canal Board

 

 

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These are monthly reports and cover letters from the State Engineer and Surveyor to the Secretary of the Canal Board and to the Comptroller. The reports contain contract number; location of construction; names of contractor; and summary and percentage of work done..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Board

 

 

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The Canal Board was responsible for regulating canal tolls, appointing various canal officers, directing special repairs, enforcing canal regulations, and hearing appeals from decisions of the Canal Appraisers regarding damage claims and related matters. This series indexes two central Canal Board record .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume contains profile drawings and diagrams of locks 98 and 99 of the Genesee Valley Canal, as well as diagrams and sketches of projects related to locks 98 and 99, including an eleven-foot lift. Only a few pages of this volume are filled out and much of it is left blank..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This volume contains accounts for work and materials furnished on contract and for repairs. Information includes: location of contract (lock or section), name of contractor, and type of work or material furnished with quantity and value. At the end of the volume are regulations, resolutions and copies .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Office of the Division Engineer (Erie Canal : Western Division)

 

 

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These historical abstracts concern lands in the Erie Canal's western division. The series consists of transcripts or abstracts of deeds, printed legislative documents, petitions to the Canal Board, a resolution of the Canal Board, statutes, and blueprint copies of maps of lands of the western distri.........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume is a report of J. B. Stittson, Division Engineer of the Western Division of the Canal system. The report consists of: a tabular statement of engineering expenses on each subdivision of the Western Division for the year 1850; statements showing length and estimated costs of work done and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series is comprised of letters of instruction to the Western Division Engineer's Office from the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor regarding the construction and repair of the Barge Canal. The letters contain instructions on surveying; repairs; requisitions; plans; estimates; contracts; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Commissioners

 

 

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This series consists of accounts submitted by the Canal Commissioners for audit by the Comptroller's office. It includes original contracts made by the Commissioners for the Construction of the Erie and Champlain Canals with their locks, feeders, aqueducts, etc., accompanied by contractors' receipts .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives