Annual statistical reports of cargoes cleared at various canal ports
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
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Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- These tables submitted by canal toll collectors provided quantity (feet, pounds, barrels, etc.) of freight passing up or down the canal. Commodities included: lumber, timber, shingles, lime, beer, oats, wool, iron, brick, cheese, butter, flour, ashes, wheat, salt, and "sundries." Reports are fragmentary but cover Albany, Troy, Whitehall, Utica, and Rochester for 1830, and for 1832 for West Troy, Utica, Rochester, and Buffalo.
Title
- Annual statistical reports of cargoes cleared at various canal ports
Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1175
Creator
Scope and Content Note
Tables submitted by the canal toll collectors give quantity (feet, pounds, barrels, etc.) of freight passing up or down during navigation session.
Among commodities tabulated are lumber, timber, shingles, lime, beer, oats, wool, iron, brick, cheese, butter, flour, ashes, wheat, salt, and "sundries." This is a fragmentary series: reports are present for 1830 for Albany, West Troy, Whitehall, Utica, and Rochester, and for 1832 for West Troy, Utica, Rochester, and Buffalo. Toll collectors made statistical reports to the Comptroller pursuant to legislation of 1826.
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Corporate Name(s)
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department