Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The annual statement from the Office of the Auditor of the State Canal gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes at weigh locks on the Erie Canal. The weekly abstract includes the number of loaded boats weighed and/or bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.
Title
- Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts
Quantity
- 2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1136
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
The annual statement gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes weighed at weigh locks on the Erie Canal.
The weekly abstract gives the number of loaded boats weighed, the number bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.
Related Material
Series A1134, Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department Inventories of canal property contains related records.
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