Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

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

Summary:
Inventories of moveable property were submitted annually to the Comptroller (later, the Canal Auditor) by the superintendents of repairs, toll collectors, and weigh masters. The superintendents' inventories list materials, tools, and machinery on hand and include value, condition, and whether bought in previous year. Toll keepers and weigh master inventories list office furniture, books of canal laws and regulations, other books and circulars, and letters of instruction kept in the office.
Creator:
Title:
Inventories of canal property
Quantity:

2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1835-1876
Series Number:
A1134