New York State Engineer and Surveyor Western Division Engineer's Office correspondence files
Series Number
B0383
Summary
This series consists predominantly of incoming correspondence received by the state canal system Western Division Engineer's Office in Rochester, New York. Most correspondence emanates from the offices of other state officials responsible for the managment of the state canal system. Correspondents address the creation of maps and plans, design and construction of canal structures, operation of locks and maintenance of water levels, disposition of abandoned canal lands, and handling of claims for damages caused by the construction or operation of canals in the division.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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The volumes in this series were used by the Western Division Engineer's Office of the New York State Canal System to record accounts and payments. The volumes document financial accounts relating to various people, projects, and organizations.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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Contract specifications, engineers' estimates, and related documents pertaining to the nine million dollar canal improvement
Series Number
B0687
Summary
This series consists of 6 volumes of contract specifications, engineers' estimates, and other documents related to the nine million dollar project for the improvement of the New York State Canal System. These records were created by the Western Division Engineers Office of the New York State Canal System between 1892 and 1905.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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This series is comprised of 10 volumes of accounts of the Western Division Engineers Department dating from 1870-1905. These volumes list accounts, payments, mileage, and other expenses for the various contractors and engineers working for the department.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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Western Division Engineer's Office report and letter book
Series Number
B0740
Summary
This volume was used very briefly by the Erie Canal Western Division Engineer's Office to record copies of outgoing reports and correspondence addressed to the State Canal Board or Canal Commissioner James Jackson, Jr. Acting Division Engineer B. M. Hawks authored the reports in response to requests from the Canal Board or Commissioner Jackson for information regarding various canal projects or existing canal structures.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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This series consists of a letter book kept by the assistant engineer in the Western Division engineer's office of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor. The correspondence in this volume mainly concerns the construction and repair of the Barge Canal.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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Expenditures paid by engineers for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System.
Series Number
B0706
Summary
This series contains lists of expenditures made by engineers of the Western Division of the New York State Canal System and mainly deal with the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Included is information on who the expenditure was made out to and what the expenditure was for.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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Miscellaneous payments made for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System.
Series Number
B0705
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.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
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