Vouchers for repair of Ox Bow break, Erie Canal A0954

Vouchers for repair of Ox Bow break, Erie Canal

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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:

These are vouchers, dated at Perinton, Monroe County, request payment for labor, supplies, boarding costs, and other repair expenses. Accompanying the vouchers is a letter of W.W. Selye to Canal Commissioner John D. Fay.

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Title:

Vouchers for repair of Ox Bow break, Erie Canal

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1871

Series Number:

A0954

Scope and Content Note

Vouchers dated at Perinton, Monroe County, request payment for labor, supplies, boarding costs, and other repair expenses. Accompanying the vouchers is a letter of W.W. Selye to Canal Commissioner John D. Fay. Laws of 1871 authorized the Canal Commissioners to expend money for repairs to breaks which interrupted navigation on the canals.