Accounts of Canal Commissioners for expenditures on branch canals
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- Included are accounts for the following canals: Oswego, Genesee Valley, Black River, Chenango, Cayuga and Seneca, Chemung and Crooked Lake, as well as the Oneida River Improvement. Each entry provides name of payee; after date; location or type of work performed; and amount due.
Title
- Accounts of Canal Commissioners for expenditures on branch canals
Quantity
- 0.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1087
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of an account book of Canal Commissioners for expenditures on branch canals. Entries include the name of the payee, date of voucher, location or type of work performed, and amount due; each numbered and dated bundle of vouchers is then totaled and a running total is kept.
The book includes accounts for the Oswego Canal, 1825-1832; Genesee Valley Canal, 1836-1840; Black River Canal, 1837-1840; Oneida River Improvement, 1840; Chenango Canal, 1833-1839; Cayuga and Seneca Canal, 1825-1830; Chemung Canal, 1830-1840; and Crooked Lake Canal, 1831-1835. Not all of the entries for each canal are paged continuously; there is a table of contents pasted inside the front cover.
Access Restrictions
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Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Geographic Name(s)
- Chenango Canal (N.Y.)
- New York (State)
- Chemung Canal (N.Y.)
- Black River Canal (N.Y.)
- Cayuga and Seneca Canal (N.Y.)
- Crooked Lake Canal (N.Y.)
- Genesee Valley Canal (N.Y.)
- Oswego Canal (N.Y.)