Canal Fund account book
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.3 cubic feet
1 volume
Arrangement
Chronological under each account.
Administrative History
The Commissioners of the Canal Fund were established by the Laws of 1817, Chap. 262, and given charge of the Canal Fund established by the same act, and of all financial operations of the canal system. The Canal Fund was financed through public sale of stock for the various canals.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains a ledger of accounts of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund for the Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and stock, as well as the stock of the Cayuga and Seneca, Crooked Lake, Chenango, Oswego, and Black River Canals. The series also includes accounts with Canal Commissioners and Superintendents of Repairs, and with banks in New York City, Albany, and elsewhere, in which tolls and canal loan premiums were deposited.
Related Material
Series A1081, Canal fund accounts, also contains accounts with the Canal Commissioners, with the Superintendents of Repairs, and with banks in which monies of the Canal Fund were deposited.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.