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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
The Canal Board was responsible for regulating canal tolls, appointing various canal officers, directing special repairs, enforcing canal regulations, and hearing appeals from decisions of the Canal Appraisers regarding damage claims and related matters. This series indexes two central Canal Board record series: Rough Minutes (record series A0856) and Petitions and Appeals to the Canal Board (record series A1140); it also serves as an index to part of the surviving Canal Board Minutes (record series A0868).
Creator:
Title:
Index to rough minutes of the Canal Board and to petitions and appeals to the Canal Board
Quantity:

2.7 cubic feet

16 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1845-1925
Series Number:
A0859