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Scope and Content Note

This account book lists expenditures for construction of Champlain Canal from Hudson River to Whitehall.

Each entry gives: contractor's name; brief description of work performed; rate of pay; and amount of pay.

Excavation, masonry and carpentry work, repairs, and damages to adjoing property are all included. A running total is kept at the bottom of each page and a grand total at the end. Also at the end is a certification by William Jerome, principal-engineer, stating that entries in the book were made from certificates given by himself and James Geddes to persons who performed the work at agreed prices. The book presumably came into the possession of the Comptroller in his capacity as a member of the Canal Board.