Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

22

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of accounting journals documenting expenses associated with accounts held by individuals and contractors working on the New York State Canal System. Information generally includes date; name of individual or contractor; type of work; and amount credited or debited..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

24

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of duplicate copies of statements of claims, bills of particulars, and blueprint property maps filed with the State Court of Claims by property owners seeking compensation from the State of New York. Most claimants seek compensation for damage to property caused during construction .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of a scrapbook with pasted newspaper clippings related to the Barge Canal and road construction throughout Central and Western New York..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

26

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of ledger accounts of highway expenditures maintained by the Superintendent of Public Works, likely as part of his duties to oversee highways. The volumes have experienced significant water damage, and text may be illegible..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

28

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of thirteen construction permit files documenting requests by businesses and private individuals to build structures on state land adjacent to canals. Anticipated structures include freight elevators, boat houses, coal sheds, warehouses and storage facilities, and mills deploying .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of a card index to unidentified contract files. The index seems to refer to expenses, correspondence, maps, and field books primarily of the Middle Division. This is not a working index and is retained for internal use only..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

32

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of drawings, blueprints, plans, diagrams, tracings, and maps relating primarily to the state's canal system. Virtually all the state's canals are represented, but the series is particularly strong with respect to the Barge Canal system. Also included is a map of the Genesee Valley .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of a card file index to Series B1567, Canal Plans, Drawings, and Blueprints, 1849-1920. The index is arranged roughly by canal name and/or by type of structure (such as bridges, locks, feeders, and dams). Index entries for plans destroyed are marked..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives