New York State Canal Board Canal Operating and Administrative Files A1438

New York State Canal Board Canal Operating and Administrative Files

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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:

These are draft circulars to canal employees; tables of distances on canal; abstracts of blanks furnished to toll collectors; statements of tolls collected; and draft reports on canal affairs.

Creator:

New York (State). Treasurer's Office

Title:

Canal operating and administrative files

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

1 microfilm roll 35mm

Inclusive Dates:

1827-1833

Series Number:

A1438

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.