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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:
Canal commissioners were required to construct and maintain road and street bridges over the enlarged Erie Canal and to construct
farm bridges to accommodate landowners. This series consists of releases, vouchers, receipts, title searches, parcel maps,
and resolutions authorizing commutations to claimants and owners for rights to bridges built over the Erie and other branch
canals. Information includes name and residence of landowner; parcel description; sum paid by the state; and landowner signature.
Creator:
Title:
Releases upon commutation for farm bridges over canals, with related correspondence and documents
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
including 16 maps
Inclusive Dates:
1835-1876
Series Number:
A1380
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