New York State Canal Board Registers of Contract Proposals Regarding the Enlargement of the Erie Canal

Generally arranged by Canal section or feature requiring work.

This series contains registers of contract proposals received by the Canal Board for the Erie Canal enlargement, Western and Middle Divisions. The volume entitled "Register of Proposals for Western and Middle Divisions" is arranged by division then by number of proposition. Each entry provides name, number of proposition, and the kind of work. In general, entries in the other volumes are arranged by Canal section or feature. These volumes provide the following information: number of proposal, names of proposers, names of guaranty, P.O. address (only sometimes), amount, estimate amount (only sometimes), and remarks (only sometimes).

B0662Series B0662, Index to Western Division proposals received at Albany, indexes propositions for the Western Division by last name of bidder.

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