Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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This series consists of a letter and account book kept by the assistant clerk of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works. It mainly includes bills and correspondence related to construction of the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

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

 

 

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This series consists of a letter book kept by the assistant engineer in the Western Division engineer's office of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor. The correspondence in this volume mainly concerns the construction and repair of the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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This ledgers in this series contain account information, in tabular format, related to canals in New York. The expenses are for construction and repair of canals, as well as related work such as road improvement; surveys; production of blueprints; and construction of bridges. The accounts contain the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series is comprised of 13 volumes of letter books that contain carbon copies of correspondence written by resident and division engineers engaged in work on the Middle Division of the Erie Canal. The correspondence in these letter books is administrative in nature, addressing various aspects of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

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

 

 

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This volume was used very briefly by the Erie Canal Western Division Engineer's Office to record copies of outgoing reports and correspondence addressed to the State Canal Board or Canal Commissioner James Jackson, Jr. Acting Division Engineer B. M. Hawks authored the reports in response to requests .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

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