Payment book for work on canals

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
The series shows accounts of payments to individuals and firms for work on the state's canals. For each account, there is a brief description of the work contracted for, date of payment, payee (mostly "to cash") and payment amount. Amounts are totaled when more than one job is present under the account named. Payments are listed for work on the following canals: Erie; Champlain; Oswego; Cayuga and Seneca; Chemung; and Crooked Lake.
Title
Payment book for work on canals
Quantity
0.5 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A1410
Creator
Arrangement

Arranged roughly by canal.

Scope and Content Note

The series shows accounts of payments to individuals and firms for work on the state's canals. For each account there is a brief description of the work contracted for, date of payment, payee (mostly "to cash") and payment amount. Amounts are totaled when more than one job is present under the account named.

Payments are listed for work on the following canals: Erie (1817-1836); Champlain (1818-1841); Oswego (1825-1829); Cayuga and Seneca (1825-1830); Chemung (1830-1834); and Crooked Lake (1831-1836).

Other Finding Aids

An index to accounts by canal appears on the inside front cover.

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