Scope and Content Note
Records relating to canals include: powers of attorney filed with the Canal Auditor or the Comptroller for many different purposes: most furnish evidence of assignment of contracts for work on canals by the original contractor to another party; assignments of state canal stock; transfers of claims against the state; and chattel mortgages on canal boats.
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