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History of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in the City of Buffalo


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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:
This series consists of a handwritten account of construction of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in Buffalo, N.Y. The volume is a compilation of legislative acts, reports, conveyances, deeds, statements, petitions and advertisements.
Title:
History of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in the City of Buffalo
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

(1 volume)

Inclusive Dates:
1913 Oct. 8
Series Number:
B0211

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

This series is a one volume (67 pages) handwritten account of construction of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in Buffalo, N.Y. The volume is a compilation of legislative acts, reports, conveyances, deeds, statements, petitions and advertisements that were transcribed and recorded chronologically.

Taken as a whole, these entries document the construction of Buffalo's Main and Hamburgh Street Canal. The volume was compiled by Department of Public Works' personnel but for what reason is unknown.

Related Material

Series A1469, Historical Abstracts Concernings Lands of Western Division, Erie Canal, contains a typescript of the information in this volume.

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