Scope and Content Note
This series documents the activities of the New York and Erie Railroad. The records are mostly addressed to the New York State Comptroller's Office and bear official seals. Most of the documents are affidavits, bills, certificates of charter, and certificates of acceptance. Also included are progress reports; money deposits; correspondence; a list of stockholders noting the number of shares each holder owned, the dollar amount, and date in which they were given; reimbursements of loans including the name of the individual, the amount, and the date; a list and schedule of expenses of obtaining and for attendance to testify before the Select Committee of Investigations of the Affairs of the New York and Erie Railroad Company; and records of stocks.
Canal records can also be found in this series. They include: the 1820 account of Myron Holley, Canal Commissioner; Erie Canal reports from 1854 and canal repair costs for the Black River Canal from 1834-1835; and an article of agreement given to commissioners appointed by the supervisors of the County of Onondaga to build a bridge over the Seneca River and Oswego Canal.
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