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101
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
The series consists of film (nitrate) negatives of canal sites and structures which represent the first general use of photography by the state's canal departments. The negatives were apparently prepared as part of a systematic documentation of structural problems with the canal, especially in the eastern .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of daily and weekly reports and logs documenting the operation of Barge Canal Lock No.22 (Sylvan Beach). Daily reports contain detailed information on the number of daily lockages including time, direction of lockage, name or number of tugboat, and registration number. Weekly reports .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
103
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
104
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of a card index to Series A1057, Statements of tolls on canal passenger boats. Arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by name of boat; the index lists name of boat, city of origin, and date of toll. No passenger names are given..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
105
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Canal Appraisers
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Series:
B2027
Dates:
1835-1848
Abstract:
This series consists of an index to damages awarded by the Canal Appraisers for the enlargement of the Erie Canal and for the construction of other canals, particularly the Chemung and Chenango Canals. Data includes claimant name; county where claimant's property was located; filing number; date; volume .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
106
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Abstract:
This series consists of aerial stereo photographs documenting the New York State Barge Canal from Waterford to Oswego. The photographs were taken for use in planning for the 1935 Federal Improvement to the Barge Canal System. Portions of the 19th-century Erie Canal alignments are also visible..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
107
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Investigating Commission
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Series:
A0834
Dates:
1888-1912
Abstract:
This series consists of instructions, specifications, profiles, cost estimates and accounts, correspondence, photographs, and other documents relating to proposed improvements to the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. The Canal Investigating Commission investigated work already done on enlarging and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
108
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Abstract:
These survey maps of the canal system in New York State fulfilled a law requiring a complete map and field notes of every canal in the state. The maps show: survey stations for measuring length of the canal; courses and distances (linked by red lines); canal right-of-way (blue line); locks; aqueducts; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
109
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Abstract:
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
110
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Title:
Series:
A1454
Dates:
1815-1823
Abstract:
This series consists of an alphabetical index of stockholders in the state's "Million Dollar Loan." Names listed include those of private citizens, insurance companies, state officials, banks, trust funds, and colleges. The index refers to a "Ledger A" which is apparently no longer extant..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
111
Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Abstract:
The Commissioners of the Canal Fund managed both revenues and debts associated with the development of the state's canal system. Subjects documented in this series include disbursement of funds, stock purchases, redemption of canal stock by individual stock holders, and the Erie Canal enlargement fund. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
112
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Title:
Series:
A1125
Dates:
circa 1817-1828
Abstract:
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
113
Creator:
New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Abstract:
Toll collectors submitted weekly statements of merchandise and produce shipped via the Erie Canal through the ports of New York, Albany, West Troy, and Waterford to the Comptroller. Statements give the quantities of merchandise (sugar, coffee, nails, iron, etc.) cleared to, and of produce (wheat, flour, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
114
Creator:
New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Title:
Series:
A1267
Dates:
1817-1871
Abstract:
This series consists of accounts of monies paid to contractors and others for construction, repair, and enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals. Each account contains: name of contractor; number of contract; location of work (section or lock number); date; and amount of payment. Also included in .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
115
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
Canal Commissioners were required to take receipts for all expenditures and to settle accounts with the comptroller relating to construction of a harbor or basin at Buffalo and Black Rock (western terminus of the Erie Canal). This series consists of accounts (receipts and bills) for expenditures by .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
These records relate to bridges over the Erie Canal and the Barge Canal that either needed to be replaced or built to accommodate new canal locations. The lists note contract number; name of bridge; location; measurements such as lowest point on structure, normal pool elevation, and clearance; by whom .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
117
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of daily reports on the operation of locks on the Erie and Champlain Barge Canals. These reports document day-to-day traffic on the canal as well as specific information on the lock. Records consist primarily of daily lockage reports; weekly operation work force logs; records of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
118
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
Consisting of state contracts for canal improvements prior to the construction of the Barge Canal, included are agreements and specifications, financial statements of bonding companies, general contracts, maps, tracings, drawings, correspondence, and bid proposals. Most of the contracts deal with: lengthening .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
119
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series of maps (commonly referred to as "Schillner Maps") depict land along the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego canals acquired by the state. Each map provides detailed information on state owned property, and shows the locations of the 1825 canal alignment and related structures such as locks, slips, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
120
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series contains final estimates, accounts, and measurements for a variety of canal and canal related structures including locks, roads, shores, bridges, sluices, excavations, culverts, linings, puddlings, dams, and embankments. Volumes contain detailed, multi-colored drawings and sketches, monochrome .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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