Documents relating to deposit of Canal Funds in banks
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- Most of the documents are statements of deposit of Canal Fund monies in banks across the State. Generally they include date of statement, name bank, and amounts deposited on various dates. Interfiled with the statements are receipts, canceled checks, certificates of deposit, lists of canal toll deposits, and resolutions of bank board of directors for the deposit of funds.
Title
- Documents relating to deposit of Canal Funds in banks
Quantity
- 8 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1163
Creator
Scope and Content Note
Most of the documents are statements of deposit of Canal Fund monies in banks across the state.
The statements vary in format because they were submitted on bank stationery, but they generally give date of statement, name of bank, and amounts deposited on various dates. Mixed in with the statements are receipts, cancelled checks, certificates of deposit, lists of canal toll deposits, and resolutions of bank board of directors for deposit of funds by the Commissioners of the Canal Fund. Deposit of surplus monies of the Canal Fund in banks was authorized by a law of 1831.
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