New York State Comptroller's Office statements of tolls on canal passenger boats
Series Number
A1057
Summary
These chronological lists of passengers were submitted monthly by masters of boats traveling the Erie Canal. Required for taxation purposes, the lists provide name of boat; date of travel; names of passengers; and distance traveled. The card index indicates names of boats in chronological and alphabetical order.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
Restricted due to fragility. Use with supervision of archivist.
This volume is actually a compilation of several reports written by the State Engineer and Surveyor and by division engineers which made up the part of the State Engineer and Surveyor's 1851 annual report on canals. The narratives concern construction completed, costs, estimated costs of needed work, and use of the canals.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Superintendents of Repairs' measurements of water depth
Series Number
A1159
Summary
This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of monthly measurements of the water depth in canals taken every four miles on their sections, or at one point if a section was less than two miles long. The report includes measurement location, actual depth of water by measure, and an affidavit that the data are correct. The series is fragmentary. Also included is a table of soundings on the entire canal between Buffalo and Troy.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.