Scope and Content Note
This series consists of records related to the letting of contracts for work on canals in the Western Division of the Erie Canal and the Genesee Valley Canal. The series includes propositions for the work. They are in chart form and document proposed construction work in each section, with the following information: section number; length of section; cubic yards of excavation, embankment and other work and quantities of lumber and other material needed.
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