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Repository:

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

Summary:
This series contains registers of contract proposals received by the Canal Board for the Erie Canal enlargement, Western and Middle Divisions. With the exception of a single volume, entries provide the following information: number of proposal, names of proposers, names of guaranty, P.O. address (only sometimes), amount, estimate amount (only sometimes), and remarks (only sometimes).
Creator:
Title:
Registers of contract proposals regarding the enlargement of the Erie Canal
Quantity:

0.6 cubic feet

7 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1851
Series Number:
B0348