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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 mostly of outgoing correspondence of resident, division, and assistant engineers involved with the construction of the Barge Canal. It provides information on the progress of construction; construction practices employed; location of the canal; land appropriations; and contract alterations, specifications, and estimates. Also included are some incoming correspondence, progress reports on contracts, final estimates, yearly and monthly reports, monthly expenditures and estimates, State property inventories, and detailed construction estimates.
Creator:
Title:
Resident, division and assistant engineers' correspondence
Quantity:

9.55 cubic feet

Quantity:

17 volume(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1904-1959
Bulk Dates:
1904-1918
Series Number:
B0250