Scope and Content Note
This series consists of a statement of work "under contract, or upon which work had been done," before resumption of work on enlarging Erie Canal in 1837; also statements of work begun on the Erie Canal in spring of 1848 and 1849.
Contracts are listed by section number, including aqueducts, weighlocks, bridges, etc., and give estimated cost, cost to complete, and length in miles or number of structures. Statements were submitted by resident engineers to the State Comptroller (later, the Canal Auditor) pursuant to a law of 1837.
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