Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts A1136

Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

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

Summary:

The annual statement from the Office of the Auditor of the State Canal gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes at weigh locks on the Erie Canal. The weekly abstract includes the number of loaded boats weighed and/or bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.

Creator:

New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

Title:

Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts

Quantity:

2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1860-1882

Series Number:

A1136

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

The annual statement gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes weighed at weigh locks on the Erie Canal.

The weekly abstract gives the number of loaded boats weighed, the number bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.