New York State Engineer and Surveyor Western Division Miscellaneous Payments Made for Work Done on the Western Division of the…
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains miscellaneous payments for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System, specifically the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Included are payments to landowners for temporary occupation of land, damage to buildings, and labor and materials for construction work on the canal.
Title
- Miscellaneous payments made for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System.
Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0705
Creator
Arrangement
This series is arranged by date of payment.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains information in a tabular format on miscellaneous payments for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System which ran from Erie County to Seneca County. The payments in this series are for work completed on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. These tables contain the dates of payments and charges; person or contractor that was paid; and what they were paid for (e.g. labor and materials for setting valve gates in weigh lock, payments for the removal of buildings, paying landowners for temporary occupation of land and damage to buildings or land on account of Erie Canal construction).
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