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New York State Comptroller's Office Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Waybills


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Overview of the Records

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

Summary:
These bills were submitted to the Comptroller, and provide date; time of run; name of superintendent; destination; type of freight; and railroad charges. Bills were submitted to the Comptroller in accordance with a law of 1834 incorporating the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company and requiring it to pay canal tolls on freight it carried and to submit statements thereof to the Comptroller.
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Auburn and Syracuse Railroad waybills
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0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1839
Series Number:
A1046

Scope and Content Note

Each bill gives: date; time of run; name of superintendent; direction of movement (all eastbound); destination; type of freight; and railroad charges. Bills were submitted to the Comptroller in accordance with a law of 1834 (Chapter 228) incorporating the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company and requiring it to pay canal tolls on freight it carried and to submit statements thereof to the Comptroller.

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B1181 Bills and correspondence of the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad, contains related records.

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