New York State Canal Board Index to Rough Minutes, Petitions, and Appeals
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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
Arrangement
Each volume in this series covers a span of years. Arrangement within volumes is roughly alphabetical by first letter of name
or subject, then chronological.
Scope and Content Note
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). Each entry provides a brief statement of the subject or name, date, and a phrase summarizing the document and/or board
action. Occasionally, index entries include the document number assigned in Petitions and Appeals (A1140). Most entries are
under names of persons (such as canal officers or petitioners), places, or canals or canal sections. Examples of subjects
listed are: appeals from decisions of Canal Appraisers; abandonment of canals or land; aqueducts; bridges; banks handling
canal deposits; contracts for repairs; dams; dredging; excavation; grade crossings; highways adjacent to canals; inspectors
appointed; maps and plans of construction; navigation; piers; reservoirs; salt duties; steam vessels; terminals (construction
of); tolls; and weigh masters appointed.
Alternate Formats Available
Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.
Related Material
A0856 Rough Minutes of the Canal Board
A0868 Minutes of the Canal Board and
A1140 Petitions and Appeals to the Canal Board, are all indexed by this series.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
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Detailed Description
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Accretion: A0859-78 |
| 1845-1849 |
Volume 1 |
1 |
| 1870-1874 |
Volume 6 (A-L) |
2 |
| 1870-1874 |
Volume 6 (M-Z) |
2 |
| 1875-1879 |
Volume 7 (A-M) |
3 |
| 1875-1879 |
Volume 7 (N-Z) |
3 |
| 1880-1881 |
Volume 8 (A-E) |
3 |
| 1880-1881 |
Volume 8 (F-L) |
3 |
| 1880-1881 |
Volume 8 (M-R) |
3 |
| 1880-1881 |
Volume 8 (S-Z) |
3 |
| 1882-1898 |
Volume 9 (A-L) |
4 |
| 1882-1898 |
Volume 9 (M-Z) |
4 |
| 1899-1900 |
Volume 10 (A-M) |
4 |
| 1899-1900 |
Volume 10 (N-Z) |
4 |
| 1901-1906 |
Volume 11 (A-L) |
5 |
| 1901-1906 |
Volume 11 (M-Z) |
5 |
| 1907-1910 |
Volume 12 (A-J) |
5 |
| 1907-1910 |
Volume 12 (K-Z) |
5 |
| 1911-1913 |
Volume 13 (A-C) |
6 |
| 1911-1913 |
Volume 13 (D-O) |
6 |
| 1911-1913 |
Volume 13 (P-Z) |
6 |
| 1914-1916 |
Volume 14 (A-H) |
6 |
| 1914-1916 |
Volume 14 (I-Z) |
6 |
| 1917-1919 |
Volume 15 (A-L) |
7 |
| 1917-1919 |
Volume 15 (M-Z) |
7 |
| 1920-1925 |
Volume 16 (A-N) |
7 |
| 1920-1925 |
Volume 16 (O-Z) |
7 |
