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201

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These volumes contain reports, statements, and cost estimates submitted by engineers working on the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Records document construction work and repairs to the Erie Canal and Genesee Valley Canal. Cost estimates generally take the form of charts, which provide a brief description .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

202

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume tracks canal construction and repair work in the Western Division of the Erie Canal. For each project, a description of the work is provided with pertinent legislation and cost information (if applicable). Transactions are listed with debits on the left-hand side and credits on the right-hand .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

203

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series is comprised of letter books used by the Western Division Engineer's Office to record copies of letters sent by division, resident, and assistant engineers. The letter books cover a wide variety of topics ranging from repairs and improvements of the Western Division of the Erie Canal, contracts .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

204

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of copies of records for canal lands originally held in the Monroe County Clerk's office. These records include copies of deeds, releases of damage, claims for damages, awards given to claimants, and descriptions of land appropriations..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

205

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of 20 volumes of final calculations, accounts, and estimates for construction, repairs, and enlargement of the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and 1 volume of final calculations relating to the Middle Division of the Cayuga and Seneca Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

206

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of two volumes that contain water supply computations for the Black River. These computations were gathered in order to improve the Black River for navigation..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

207

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of bills of materials that were used in construction and repair projects on state canals. The materials referred to in these volumes are generally timber, iron, and planking..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

208

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume contains quantities and prices of labor and materials provided by and amounts owed to private contractors during the construction of portions of the Genesee Valley Canal during the 1850s. At the beginning of the volume, the accounts are arranged in eight groups, with each group pertaining .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

209

Creator:

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

 

 

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This series contains miscellaneous payments for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System, specifically the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Included are payments to landowners for temporary occupation of land, damage to buildings, and labor and materials for construction work .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

210

Creator:

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

 

 

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This series contains lists of expenditures made by engineers of the Western Division of the New York State Canal System and mainly deal with the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Included is information on who the expenditure was made out to and what the expenditure was for..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

211

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Commissioners

 

 

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This series consists of records of expenditures made for improvement and repairs of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

212

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of engineering expense records for engineers working on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

213

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of records related to the enlargement of the Erie Canal and includes summaries of valve gates and fixtures; notes related to land damage; certified accounts settled; and computations for several sections of the Erie Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

214

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office

 

 

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Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

215

Creator:

New York (State). State Architect

 

 

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This series consists of one architectural rendering depicting the Barge Canal Terminal 93 exterior and including visualization of commercial details such as wagons and horses, trucks, carts, workers, and canal boats..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

216

Creator:

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

 

 

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This series documents the Division of Waterways Maintenance regional waterways engineer's operation and maintenance of the Erie Barge Canal between Oneida Lake and the eastern portions of Montgomery County..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

217

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These series consists of survey data from a 1901 report on the Barge Canal from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes by Edward Bond, the State Engineer and Surveyor, and a color map of the proposed alternatives of Cohoes and vicinity to accompany the report. The map was compiled from the surveys of the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

218

Creator:

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

 

 

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This series contains subject files pertaining to canal administration, including correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

219

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office

 

 

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These records consist of appointment calendars of regional engineer Edson S. Barnes, head of the Syracuse Regional Office. Calendars contain daily travel schedules, which include detailed descriptions of work performed or to be completed on specific canal locations. Site measurements and statistics .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

220

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Commissioners

 

 

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These records document the operation of canals, including: rough tallies of cargo loaded on canal boat "Sovereign" at various ports; auditor's warrants for payments from Canal Fund through the Manhattan Company; and section contracts for enlargement of the Cayuga and Seneca canal, 1859; inventory of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives