New York State Canal Board Canal Operating and Administrative Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
These are draft circulars to canal employees; tables of distances on canal; abstracts of blanks furnished to toll collectors; statements of tolls collected; and draft reports on canal affairs.
Title
Canal operating and administrative files
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet; 1 microfilm roll 35mm
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A1438
Creator
Scope and Content Note

The documents in this series are apparently part of a larger series of filed documents of the Canal Board, now lost. The records were labelled "Miscellaneous Canal Board Papers, 1827-1833."

They include: draft circulars to canal employees; tables of distances on canals; abstracts of blanks furnished to toll collectors; statements of tolls collected (including totals for packet boats, which are named); and draft reports on canal affairs.

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.

A1140Series A1140, Petitions and Appeals to the Canal Board ("Canal Board Papers").

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