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Sample forms for canal tolls paid by railroads


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

Summary:
This series consists of multiple copies of two different blank forms. One is an "Account of Tolls" paid by railroads whose routes paralled the canals, and the other is a "statement Showing the Total Quantity of Each Article Subject to Toll" (listing various articles of produce and manufacture).
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Sample forms for canal tolls paid by railroads
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0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1851
Series Number:
A1437

Scope and Content Note

There are two different blank forms (multiple copies of each): one is an "Account of Tolls" paid by railroads whose routes paralled the canals, pursuant to a law of 1844; the other is a "statement Showing the Total Quantity of Each Article Subject to Toll" (listing various articles of produce and manufacture).

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