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Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Abstract:
These vouchers were submitted to a canal commissioner and accompanied by a receipt for money paid by him. Vouchers specify monies paid for appraising property; moving buildings; advertising for proposal; excavating earth; and constructing or altering locks, waste weirs, dams, and other canal structu.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
62
Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
Abstract:
This series consists of estimate about the Erie Canal enlargements near or at Little Falls, New York. Computations usually have headings of the section surveyed and a description of the structure or site for which measurements are given. Also included are small drawings/cross-sectional diagrams of lining .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
63
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
A4420
Dates:
1868-1869
Abstract:
This series consists of a map and related records exhibited at a contract letting for the completion of improvements to the Genesee Valley Canal. Records include certification of the date and time papers were exhibited; a notice directing sealed proposals to perform the work; a schedule of quantities; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
64
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of an incomplete card file that apparently indexes Erie Canal surveys, construction, and/or claims for damage. It may be part may be an index to Middle Division field books (found in series B0730, Engineer's Field Books Pertaining to the Construction of the State's Canal System). .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
65
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
A4430
Dates:
1836-1898
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file indexing field books of Erie Canal construction and enlargements. Cards show date; type or location of work; and a reference to the book number(s) and its location. There are headings in the index for the following: canal enlargements and repairs; lengthening of locks; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
66
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Title:
Series:
A4682
Dates:
circa 1777-1830
Abstract:
This series consists of documents created or collected by the New York State Assembly prior to 1830 and transferred to the office of the secretary of state for preservation. The bulk consists of Revolutionary war soldiers claims for services rendered, supplies furnished, or damages incurred. Other topics .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
67
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These abstracts deal with administrative costs incurred during Erie Canal contracts. They record period covered by and type expenditure; division (eastern, middle, western);; voucher number and date; position (e.g. engineers, assistants, leveler, draftsman, etc.); salary; date and cost of contract; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
68
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of a scrapbook of daily listings of water levels on the Oswego and Erie Canals..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
69
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works. General Inspector's Office
Title:
Series:
B0328
Dates:
1895-1905
Abstract:
This series consists mostly of administrative correspondence, generated by the General Inspector's Office, regarding the Erie and Barge Canals. Subjects include payment vouchers, supplies, and instructions to canal superintendents. Many copies are faded. Some are illegible..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
70
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
This series consists of canal ice permits, which allowed people to extract ice from canals during the seasonal navigational suspension period. Mostly permits are from the Capital District, particularly Watervliet, Green Island and Cohoes. Many were individual men, though a few women and several industries .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
71
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Board
Title:
Series:
B0348
Dates:
1851
Abstract:
This series contains registers of contract proposals received by the Canal Board for the Erie Canal enlargement, Western and Middle Divisions. With the exception of a single volume, entries provide the following information: number of proposal, names of proposers, names of guaranty, P.O. address (only .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
72
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of ledgers documenting expenses incurred by the State Engineer and Surveyor's office for the repair and construction of canals, as well as expenses related to road improvements; surveys; production of blueprints; and the repair of locks and bridges. The information is presented .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
73
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0353
Dates:
1880-1900
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
74
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0354
Dates:
1899-1902
Abstract:
This series consists of alphabetically arranged index of employees working on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal. The index contains the names of employees as well as page numbers..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
75
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0355
Dates:
1854-1855
Abstract:
Chapter 329 of the Laws of 1854 appropriated $2,250,000 in state funds to provide for the enlargement of the Erie, Oswego, Cayuga, and Seneca Canals; the completion of the Black River and Genesee Valley Canals; and the enlargement of the locks of the Champlain Canal. This series consists of one volume .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
76
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0356
Dates:
1850-1895
Abstract:
This series consists of an index to and summary information about mechanical structures on various canals throughout New York State..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
77
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0363
Dates:
1903
Abstract:
This series consists of a volume of monthly summaries of payment for the improvement of sections of the Champlain, Erie, and Oswego Canals. The forms in this volume detail expenditures by various offices and the pupose of each payment..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
78
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0668
Dates:
1850-1851
Abstract:
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
79
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0670
Dates:
1856-1901
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
This series consists of 64 charts and maps of the Erie Canal from Waterford to Buffalo, and of the Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca canals. They were seemingly prepared by the Department of Public Works to aid ships or boats in navigating canal waterways. Navigation charts are mixed with survey .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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