Canal fund accounts (receipt and disbursement book)

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of ledger accounts of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund (through 1826) and of the Canal of Fund New York State (starting 1827). Included are accounts with the Commissioners of the Canal Fund, Superintendent of Repairs, and banks in New York City and Albany in which Canal Fund monies were deposited, accounts for expenses on canals, and for interest on canal stock.
Title
Canal fund accounts (receipt and disbursement book)
Quantity
0.3 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A1081
Creator
Arrangement

Chronological under each account.

Administrative History

The Commissioners of the Canal Fund were established by the Laws of 1817, Chap. 262, and given charge of the Canal Fund established by the same act, and of all financial operations of the canal system. The Canal Fund was financed through public sale of stock for the various canals.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a ledger of accounts of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund (through 1826), and of the Canal and the State of New York (starting in 1827). A penciled note in the front of the volume explains that this was merely a change in bookkeeping procedure.

The volume contains accounts with the Canal Commissioners, with the Superintendents of Repairs, and with banks in New York City and Albany, in which monies of the Canal Fund were deposited. The volume also includes accounts for expenses on various canals and for interest on canal stock. At the front are balance sheets for the Canal Fund for 1824 and 1825.

Series A1085, Canal Fund account book, also contains accounts with the Canal Commissioners, with the Superintendents of Repairs, and with banks in which monies of the Canal Fund were deposited.

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