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Displaying 43 Finding Aids
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor's maps and plans for the Hudson and Champlain Improvement survey
Series Number
- A0853
Summary
- These maps and plans show proposed improvements along the Hudson and Champlain Canal. They depict bridges; culverts; waste weirs; locks; dams; waterway profiles; property owners; lot sites; and streets of towns and cities bordering the canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inventory of canal "blue line" maps
Series Number
- B2543
Summary
- This series contains an inventory of the approximately 1,900 "blue line" maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor pursuant to Chapter 199, Laws of 1910 and Chapter 51, Laws of 1917. The maps inventoried depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements effected for the Barge Canal System; the location of state property appropriated for the Barge Canal; and the location of the old canals and related state property in relation to the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cash accounts regarding the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and the Champlain Canal
Series Number
- B0717
Summary
- This series consists of accounts relating to the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and the Champlain Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of expenditures and abstracts of vouchers for services and materials on Section No. 2, Champlain Canal
Series Number
- B1781
Summary
- This series consists of monthly expenditures for Section No. 2 of the Champlain Canal. While information recorded in the volume remains consistent over time, format varies slightly. At various times additional information such as itemized expenditures are listed for various canal structures; names and tasks of employees, and hours worked and wages paid are occasionally recorded.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Financial and administrative records of canals
Series Number
- A0819
Summary
- These records document the operation of canals, including: rough tallies of cargo loaded on canal boat "Sovereign" at various ports; auditor's warrants for payments from Canal Fund through the Manhattan Company; and section contracts for enlargement of the Cayuga and Seneca canal, 1859; inventory of furniture in possession of collector of canal tolls at Lockport, 1866; and statements of publication of notices by Commissioners of the Canal fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Engrossed minutes and index
Series Number
- A1077
Summary
- The Commissioners of the Canal Fund managed both revenues and debts associated with the development of the state's canal system. Subjects documented in this series include disbursement of funds, stock purchases, redemption of canal stock by individual stock holders, and the Erie Canal enlargement fund. These are final minutes of the Rough Minutes in series A1076. Series B0316, Index to Minutes indexes this series from 1817-1854.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Summaries of expenditures made for repair and improvement of the Champlain Canal
Series Number
- B0718
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engineers' field books pertaining to the construction of the State's canal system
Series Number
- B0730
Summary
- This series consists mainly of field books compiled in the field while surveying, constructing, or maintaining the State's canal system. Topics addressed include land ownership and property valuations; property monuments; topography; proposed layouts; bridge inspections; highway locations; daily progress; property deeds; and town and state boundary line surveys. In addition to notes and measurements, many of the field books contain inventories; reports and observations; sketches of various areas and building measurements; property valuations; and deed descriptions.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps of portions of canal lands belonging to the State of New York
Series Number
- B1761
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 1900 original linen maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor. The maps are popularly known as "Blue Line," "Laws of 1910 Maps," and "Abandonment Maps." The maps depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements completed for the Barge Canal System; the location of state property appropriated for the Barge Canal; and the location of the old canals and related state property in relation to the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal Fund account book
Series Number
- A1085
Summary
- This volume is a ledger accounts of Commissioners of the Canal Fund for Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and stock, and for stock of the Cayuga and Seneca, Crooked Lake, Chenango, Oswego, and Black River canals. There are also accounts with the Canal Commissioners, Superintendents of Repairs, and banks in New York City, Albany, and elsewhere in which tolls and canal loans premiums were deposited.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Employees' ledgers regarding Champlain Canal improvement expenses
Series Number
- B0715
Summary
- This series contains information in a tabular format describing expenses for the improvement of the Champlain Canal. A description of the project or name of person is listed at the top of each table, along with the year and chapter of the legislation that authorized the work, if applicable. The tables have columns that contain date of expense; description of expense; check number; and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of expenditures for engineering
Series Number
- B1379
Summary
- This series documents expenditures for the construction of the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. Headings include name of division engineer, geographical division, name of canal, voucher number, date, to whom paid, contract number, amount of voucher, position of payee, services or equipment paid for, subtotals, and totals.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Canal Commissioners contracts and accounts for construction and repair
Series Number
- A1125
Summary
- This series consists of accounts submitted by the Canal Commissioners for audit by the Comptroller's office. It includes original contracts made by the Commissioners for the Construction of the Erie and Champlain Canals with their locks, feeders, aqueducts, etc., accompanied by contractors' receipts for payment; check rolls for labor submitted by Superintendents of construction; abstracts and vouchers of the principal engineers and their assistants; and various documents relating to canal finances.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Account of expenditures for constructing the Champlain Canal
Series Number
- A1086
Summary
- This account book lists expenditures for construction of the Champlain Canal from Hudson River to Whitehall in New York State. The book presumably came into the possession of the Comptroller in his capacity as a member of the Canal Board. Each entry gives: contractor's name; brief description of work performed; rate of pay; and amount of pay.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of the Chief Clerk of the Canal Department Canal Toll Collector's ledgers
Series Number
- A1080
Summary
- This series consists of statements of cargo on canal boats on which toll was not paid, kept by a Canal Toll Collector's Office, location not given. Each entry gives clearance number; date; name of boat; home port; master's name; articles shipped; where from; where bound; weight of articles; miles traveled; rates; and tolls.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Chief Clerk of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Subscriptions and redemption statements of canal stock, and lists of bank contracts for canal deposits
Series Number
- A1094
Summary
- This series consists of three pages listing contracts with banks allowing an interest on deposit of Canal monies at sixty days for 4.5 or 5% interest. Each entry provides the date of the contract; contract number; the name of the bank; and rate of interest.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Whiteprint copies of maps of portions of canal lands belonging to the State of New York
Series Number
- A0867
Summary
- The whiteprint copies of original "blue line" maps are arranged geographically by portfolio then numerically by map number. The maps show boundaries of state-owned lands along the Erie, Champlain, Black River, Cayuga, and Seneca Canals and depict old and new canal lines; structures, streets and adjacent roads; and state and privately owned land. Each portfolio includes full titles. The maps depict in minute detail lands acquired for canal purposes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Weekly statements of canal shipments to or from tide water
Series Number
- A1172
Summary
- Toll collectors submitted weekly statements of merchandise and produce shipped via the Erie Canal through the ports of New York, Albany, West Troy, and Waterford to the Comptroller. Statements give the quantities of merchandise (sugar, coffee, nails, iron, etc.) cleared to, and of produce (wheat, flour, ashes, beef, pork, etc.) left from the Erie and Champlain Canals.
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
- Contracts for improvement of the Erie and Oswego Canals
Series Number
- A0133
Summary
- This series consists of volumes documenting three individual contracts for improvement of the Erie and Oswego Canals: Contract No. 8-A (Erie Canal Section 2) involved the construction of Lock No. 8 and the substructure of Dam No. 4 in the Mohawk River at Scotia; Contract No. 206 (Erie Canal Section 9) pertained to the raising of the bridge over Lock No. 33 at Edgewood Avenue in Rochester; and Contract No. 10-A (Oswego Canal Section 1) involved completing construction of the canal and raising the upper dam at Fulton.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed material, correspondence and photographs from the Canal Investigating Commission
Series Number
- A0834
Summary
- This series consists of instructions, specifications, profiles, cost estimates and accounts, correspondence, photographs, and other documents relating to proposed improvements to the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. The Canal Investigating Commission investigated work already done on enlarging and improving the aforementioned canals; examined contracts for the work and whether or not they were properly made; and determined whether the amount of money already expended on the work was properly expended and if additional money was needed to finish the work.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.