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New York State Canal Commissioners Comptroller's Register of Checks Drawn for Canal Commissioners


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

Summary:
This register includes two entries for each check, debiting the account of the Canal Commissioners and crediting the bank on which the check was drawn. Entries provide check number; date; account; bank drawn on; and payee. There are also about 8 letters from the Manhattan Company to the State Auditor concerning state stock issues, 1857-1859; miscellaneous printed forms of the Canal Department, 1871-1873; and an unidentified list.
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Comptroller's register of checks drawn for Canal Commissioners
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0.5 cubic feet

1 volume

Inclusive Dates:
1817-1824
Series Number:
A1316

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Scope and Content Note

The register includes two entries for each check, debiting the account of the Canal Commissioners and crediting the bank on which the check was drawn. Entries provide check number; date; account; bank drawn on; and payee.

There are also about 8 letters from the Manhattan Company to the State Auditor concerning state stock issues, 1857-1859; miscellaneous printed forms of the Canal Department, 1871-1873; and an unidentified list.

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