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Displaying 111 Finding Aids
Title
- Comptroller's register of checks drawn for Canal Commissioners
Series Number
- A1316
Summary
- This register includes two entries for each check, debiting the account of the Canal Commissioners and crediting the bank on which the check was drawn. Entries provide check number; date; account; bank drawn on; and payee. There are also about 8 letters from the Manhattan Company to the State Auditor concerning state stock issues, 1857-1859; miscellaneous printed forms of the Canal Department, 1871-1873; and an unidentified list.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Paymaster returns for service in New York Line
Series Number
- A0809
Summary
- This volume lists men entitled to payments for service in the New York Line, August-December 1780. It is in fragile condition due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendents of Repairs' reports of expenditures for repairs
Series Number
- A1132
Summary
- These are reports on expenditures made by Superintendents of Repairs and submitted to the Canal Commissioner responsible for specific division of the canal system. Entries include the name and location of structure or work, amount of labor and materials used, and unit cost and total expenditures. The reports also include statistics of the amount of money expended for locks, bridges, walls, buildings, and tools.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts and vouchers of expenditures
Series Number
- A1126
Summary
- These monthly abstracts of expenditures were submitted for audit by the Comptroller's office. Each abstract lists vouchers by number and provides name of payee, nature and amount of expenditure. Expenditures are for ordinary repairs, new construction, repair of breaks in the canal, damages to adjacent lands, equipment for offices, building of State boats, advertising for proposals, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts
Series Number
- A1136
Summary
- The annual statement from the Office of the Auditor of the State Canal gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes at weigh locks on the Erie Canal. The weekly abstract includes the number of loaded boats weighed and/or bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Audit and Control Senate bill files of proposed legislation
Series Number
- A1069
Summary
- These files pertain to proposed legislation, including bills considered but not passed, bills brought up in the reading process, and bills ultimately passed into law. Included are copies of bills, committee referral sheets, memorandums in favor or in opposition, and press releases announcing proposed measures.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts relating to construction and operation of Barge Canal
Series Number
- A1055
Summary
- This series contains books and sheets of accounts for the construction and operation of the Barge Canal system. Included are accounts for expenditures on canal terminals, 1912-1920, and miscellaneous accounts for expenditures on canal, 1938.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissioners of the Canal Fund daybook and journal number 8
Series Number
- A1083
Summary
- The Commissioners of the Canal Fund oversaw all financial operations of the canal system. The left side of the volume consists of a daybook recording drafts on various banks in favor of various creditors of the Canal Fund. The right side contains a journal indicating debits and credits and posting of various transactions.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Taxation and Finance lists of state lands
Series Number
- B0987
Summary
- This series consists of lists of land acquired by the state at comptroller's tax sales. Most of the lots are within the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Information usually includes a description of the parcel acreage; date of sale; source of acquisition; person to whom the parcel was sold; and (sometimes) redemption or cancellation of sale. These lists may have been used as hearing or trial exhibits.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal damage awards by Canal Appraisers, Board of Claims, and Court of Claims
Series Number
- B0602
Summary
- This series consists of certified copies of awards by the Canal Appraisers (through 1883) and by the Board of Claims (1883-1897), and of judgments by the Court of Claims (1897-1953). These awards were made for damages to lands adjacent to state canals. Many such damages were sustained by private persons when their lands were appropriated temporarily or permanently for repairs or enlargement of the Erie Canal, for the so-called $9,000,000 improvement at the turn of the century, and for construction of the Barge Canal system.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence
Series Number
- A1144
Summary
- This series from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department consists of correspondence of the Canal Auditor relating to financial matters such as salaries, contracts and tolls.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bid proposals for construction work on Black River Canal reservoirs
Series Number
- A4028
Summary
- The Contracting Board let contracts on behalf of the state for canal work. This series consists of transcriptions of proposals to complete Black River Canal reservoirs. Information includes contractor's name, town and county; schedule of projected costs for various tasks and materials; amount of bond given by contractor for payment of laborers' wages; names of persons signing bond; city and date of signing of proposal; and notarization.
Creator
- New York (State). Contracting Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of pay certificates issued to New York Continental Soldiers by the U.S. Paymaster General
Series Number
- A0892
Summary
- These certificates, sometimes referred to as "Pierce's Certificates," were issued by U.S. Paymaster General John Pierce pursuant to a resolution of the Continental Congress adopted on July 4, 1783. They were issued to Continental Army soldiers and officers owed pay for service during the Revolution. This list gives voucher number; certificate number; name of recipient; date issued; principal amount of certificate; date interest began to accrue; and total amount of principal per voucher.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of bond securities
Series Number
- B2018
Summary
- The information in these registers record bonds issued by the state comptroller to villages, towns, cities, and counties in trust for various funds for debt payment. Information includes name of fund, municipality, date and amounts, rates of interest, amount of principal and interest paid by date, and sometimes remarks. The records were generated pursuant to Laws of 1895, Chapter 394; Laws of 1903, Chapter 147; Laws of 1909, Chapter 21; and the Consolidated Act of 1822.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Original releases to the state
Series Number
- A0451
Summary
- This series consists of releases of right and claim to property by individuals to the State of New York. Almost all of the releases convey real property to the state. Releases are for lands erroneously granted by letters patent; purchased by the state for public buildings; seized during the Revolutionary War; and or redeemed for delinquent taxes. Each release lists the name of the releasor, date of release, and date of filing in the Secretary of State's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
Title
- Lists of awards made by Board of Claims
Series Number
- A1439
Summary
- These lists of awards by the Board of Claims were filed with the Bureau of Canal Affairs in the Comptroller's office. Each list provides the name of the claimant; date of filing; claims; amount claim; nature of claim; date; and amount of the award.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of mortgage tax receipts
Series Number
- A1349
Summary
- This series contains information on monies received from county treasurers from mortgage taxes. Information includes monthly amount received; interest on bank deposits; quarterly summaries; disbursements approved by the State Tax Commissioners; quarterly net receipts; amount due the municipality; amount due to the State of New York; amount received by the State of New York and the date; and information on when the receipt was mailed. A few summary sheets, deeds, and correspondence are interfiled at the beginning of the volume.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps of undivided tracts and of tracts sold by the comptroller for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B1610
Summary
- These maps were collected and/or created by the Office of the State Comptroller for the purpose of identifying land to be sold for unpaid taxes. The maps depict land in every area of the state, and especially in the Adirondack, Catskill, and western regions. Many maps are extremely detailed and frequently show names of owners of individual lots and parcels.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: May not be photocopied due to fragility. Use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- Rough minutes
Series Number
- A1076
Summary
- The Commissioners of the Canal Fund managed both revenues and debts associated with the development of the state's canal system. This series consists predominantly of printed resolutions pasted onto the pages of bound volumes. The records provide date, members present, resolution being considered, and vote. Series B0316 indexes this series through 1854 and final versions of the minutes are found in Series A1077.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- General and Canal Fund bond register
Series Number
- A1403
Summary
- The register of State bonds is organized by alphabetically, M-Z only, by city or town of bank holding the bond. Each entry includes name and location of bank; date of maturity, name, and amount of security;; date of bond and rate of interest.. Bonds were issued for many purposes, including highways, bridges, parks, railroad crossing elimination, unemployment relief, etc. Also contains bonds fro Port Authority of New York and other authorities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.