New York State Canal Board Canal Operating and Administrative Files
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
0.2 cubic feet
1 microfilm roll 35mm
Scope and Content Note
The documents in this series are apparently part of a larger series of filed documents of the Canal Board, now lost. The records were labelled "Miscellaneous Canal Board Papers, 1827-1833."
They include: draft circulars to canal employees; tables of distances on canals; abstracts of blanks furnished to toll collectors; statements of tolls collected (including totals for packet boats, which are named); and draft reports on canal affairs.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.
Related Material
A1140 Petitions and Appeals to the Canal Board ("Canal Board Papers").
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