Finding Aid Search Results
1
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0681
Dates:
[circa 1880-1941]
Abstract:
This series consists of bound manuscript and typescript copies of reports compiled by or submitted to the Erie Canal Western Division Engineer's Office in Rochester, New York. Most reports detail the history of canal projects undertaken in or near the city of Buffalo, such as the Tonawanda and Oak Orchard .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
Abstract:
This series is comprised of 10 volumes of accounts of the Western Division Engineers Department dating from 1870-1905. These volumes list accounts, payments, mileage, and other expenses for the various contractors and engineers working for the department..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0734
Dates:
1854-1859
Abstract:
This series consists of examples of contract specimens or specifications relating to the 1854 enlargement of the State's canal system..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Title:
Series:
B0906
Dates:
1879-1880
Abstract:
In a case that played out over the course of a decade, the State of New York brought legal action against canal contractors Henry D. Denison, James J. Belden, A. Caldwell Belden, and Thomas Gale in an effort to recover money allegedly obtained through fraudulent means. This series consists of an incomplete .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of volumes documenting three individual contracts for improvement of the Erie and Oswego Canals: Contract No. 8-A (Erie Canal Section 2) involved the construction of Lock No. 8 and the substructure of Dam No. 4 in the Mohawk River at Scotia; Contract No. 206 (Erie Canal Section .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Abstract:
These financial records, arranged by type, relate to improvements to the Erie Canal and feeder canals. The records include annual financial and real estate holdings; statements; receipts; bills of sale and mortgage sales of canal boats; property mortgages; claims for compensation for land appropriated .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Abstract:
These survey maps show the proposed route for the Erie Canal was made by James Geddes in 1817. The area mapped extends from "Tonewanta Creek" east to the outlet of Mud Creek in the "Great Cayuga Marsh" (Montezuma). The maps show proposed line of the canal; roads; houses; mills; settlements; streams, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Abstract:
The Commissioners of the Canal Fund were given charge of all financial operations of the canal system. These records are abstracts or summaries of audited accounts for expenditures on canals, including accounts with Canal Commissioners. Entries include contract or voucher number, name of payee, amount, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
The series consists of reports representing work histories estimating construction costs of the enlarged Erie Canal in the Western Division when construction resumed after a state fiscal crisis. Some estimates relate to contracting out repairs beginning in the 1850s or to feeder canals. Included are .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Abstract:
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
11
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
B0248
Dates:
1859
Abstract:
This series consists of fifteen printed engravings compiled under the direction of State Engineer and Surveyor, Van R. Richmond by S.H. Sweet, Resident Engineer. The engravings illustrate the "standard models from which are built the important structures on the New York State Canals." The engravings .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series contains certified final accounts for the construction and repair of various canals in the Western Division of New York State's canal system. Also included are signed affidavits attesting to the work completed..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series documents technical information for bridges spanning the Erie Canal in the Eastern Division and Western Division. Information includes bridge number, location, how used, description of truss, engineering specifications, towpath, berme abutments, and remarks on defects in plan or workmans.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Title:
Series:
B0376
Dates:
1830-1840
Abstract:
This slender volume lists names of contractors in rough alphabetical order by first letter of last name. Included with each name is the proposal number (referred to as "proposition"), the nature of the work to be completed (sections, culverts, aqueducts, bridge superstructures, locks, waste weirs, etc.), .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This volume is a listing of accounts for work on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals with Richard Vernam, Resident Engineer (Rochester). Each account is spread across two pages in the volume, and provides name of account holder, dates of transactions, types of transactions, and amounts of transaction.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0671
Dates:
1859-1860
Abstract:
This series consists of annual reports submitted to the Western Division Engineer, John D. Fay, by the Resident Engineer in Buffalo, William J. Keeler, on the progress of work on the Erie Canal enlargement in Sections 360-365. The reports include narrative descriptions of work under contract, progress .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0672
Dates:
1858-1862
Abstract:
The accounts and statements in this volume document work on the Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo. They provide information on the number, type, and cost of canal workers employed on the Western Division; estimated and actual costs for work done and remaining to be done on various canal sections; work .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0673
Dates:
1863-1869
Abstract:
This series consists of a copy of the State Canal Commissioners' report to the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, as well as dock building permits in the Erie Basin in Buffalo. This report contains applications, communications, and permits dealing with the construction of wharves, docks, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0397
Dates:
1835-1907
Abstract:
This series consists of monthly estimates of work done and materials delivered for the improvement, repair, and enlargement of the New York State Canal System. The estimates relate to construction and repair work, including locks, aqueducts, culverts, and general excavation, undertaken throughout the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0398
Dates:
1856-1878
Abstract:
This series consists of monthly estimates relating to work to be done on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Information includes the quantity of material or work to be done; type of materials delivered; work to be completed (grubbing, masonry, lining, etc.); item prices; and total cost..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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