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Displaying 165 Finding Aids
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
- Lock tenders' monthly reports of lockages
Series Number
- A1135
Summary
- Reports from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department include information on date; number and location of lock; number of boats passing east, west, north and/or south ,an affidavit that the report is correct. Also included are a few reports of the number of lock tenders employed on various locks, giving names, ages, length of service; and a few weekly reports of goods shipped east or west from Buffalo.
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
- Notices, written explanations, blank contracts, and specifications exhibited at lettings at Rochester and Clyde
Series Number
- B0659
Summary
- This series consists of two copies of notices to contractors, explanations, blank contracts, specifications, and blank certificates exhibited at the lettings at Rochester and Clyde, New York, on October 19 and November 15 and 19, 1850, for work on the Erie Canal enlargement. The series also includes bidder estimates for the work.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Western Division Resident Engineer's annual report to Division Engineer
Series Number
- B0671
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports submitted to the Western Division Engineer, John D. Fay, by the Resident Engineer in Buffalo, William J. Keeler, on the progress of work on the Erie Canal enlargement in Sections 360-365. The reports include narrative descriptions of work under contract, progress of construction, and costs, as well as various statements. Most of the statements detail the respective sections of work, costs, work completed, and remaining work to be completed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of maps of lands appropriated for enlargement of Erie Canal at Lyons and Palmyra
Series Number
- B0665
Summary
- This series consists of maps showing the appropriation of lands for the enlargement of the Erie Canal through the village of Palmyra and at or near the village of Lyons. These maps contain name of property owner and acreage of land appropriated.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Survey maps relating to the "1854 Survey" in the Western Division
Series Number
- B1212
Summary
- These maps were created to show changes to the narrow and crooked parts of the Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals in order to admit larger boats. They typically depict property boundaries and names of property owners; character or cultivation of the land; bodies of water; roads and streets; railroads; prominent buildings and private dwellings, often showing owners' names; and boundaries of state-owned land.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition: use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor histories of various canal projects on Western Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0681
Summary
- This series consists of bound manuscript and typescript copies of reports compiled by or submitted to the Erie Canal Western Division Engineer's Office in Rochester, New York. Most reports detail the history of canal projects undertaken in or near the city of Buffalo, such as the Tonawanda and Oak Orchard Creek Feeder, Erie and Ohio Basins, Main and Hamburgh Street Canal, and Clark and Skinner Canal.
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 lands in the Rochester area claimed as damaged in the Erie Canal Enlargement
Series Number
- B0713
Summary
- These maps of lands along the Erie Canal in the city of Rochester and the town of Greece were apparently prepared to settle damage claims filed by property owners whose land had been appropriated for canal enlargement. The maps typically show name of owner and boundaries of property; dimensions of spoil banks; and roads adjacent to property. Blue lines demarcate boundaries of state-owned land and yellow tint represents land from which appropriations were made.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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.
Title
- Erie and Champlain canals topographic survey maps
Series Number
- 14068
Summary
- Arranged by canal, these maps depict lands adjacent to the Erie and Champlain canals during the time of their enlargement and improvement as the Barge Canal. Included are lines for State-owned land; the towpath; a new channel line; potential flood lines; land elevations and water depths; and boundaries of specific work contracts. Some maps show property lines, owners, and parcel numbers; outlines of buildings; existing canal structures and railroad and telegraph lines; and swamps.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Vouchers for expenditures on enlargement of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- A3131
Summary
- These vouchers were submitted to a canal commissioner and accompanied by a receipt for money paid by him. Vouchers specify monies paid for appraising property; moving buildings; advertising for proposal; excavating earth; and constructing or altering locks, waste weirs, dams, and other canal structures.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Barge Canal System residency maps
Series Number
- B1762
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 240 linen maps showing locations of channels, structures, appropriated lands, and terminals of the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga and Seneca Canals, as well as the location of old canals in relation to the Barge Canal System as improved under laws of 1903, 1909, and 1911. The improved canals would become the Barge Canal System. The maps contain information regarding individual structures and appropriated lands not found on other maps of canal lands.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Division and Assistant Engineers' expense books regarding the Western Division
Series Number
- B0657
Summary
- These volumes are expense books of the Division Engineer and Assistant Engineers of the Western Division's Rochester office. Monthly expenses for each employee are accounted for on the last calendar day of the month. Each expense statement includes name of employee and title, date of statement, date of each expense, description of each expense, and amount of each expense.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of monies paid to contractors and others for construction, repair, and enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals
Series Number
- A1267
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of monies paid to contractors and others for construction, repair, and enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals. Each account contains: name of contractor; number of contract; location of work (section or lock number); date; and amount of payment. Also included in each volume are statements of payments for miscellaneous expenses and damages.
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
- Sectional maps of the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals
Series Number
- B0253
Summary
- This series of maps (commonly referred to as "Schillner Maps") depict land along the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego canals acquired by the state. Each map provides detailed information on state owned property, and shows the locations of the 1825 canal alignment and related structures such as locks, slips, dams, bridges, and roads which have since been obliterated. In addition they show municipal boundaries, bodies of water, property lines, names of owners, streets, railroad lines, businesses, and civic landmarks.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Maps are fragile and may not be photocopied because of size. Use with supervision of archivist.
Title
- Whiteprint copies of maps of lands permanently appropriated by the state for canal purposes
Series Number
- B0252
Summary
- This series, known as the "blue line maps," depicts lands acquired for canal purposes up to and including the construction of the Barge Canal. The maps show inner angles of the towpaths on the old canal; state owned property prior to Barge Canal construction; property appropriated for Barge Canal projects; various structures, roads, streets, and other landmarks; and the names of owners of private property adjacent to the canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Some portfolios unusable because of physical condition. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to poor condition.
Title
- Department of Public Works drawings, plans, and correspondence relating to state facilities
Series Number
- B1426
Summary
- This series consists of blueprint plans, estimates, and drawings for state facilities including state hospitals, buildings, and schools; Eastern Division of the canal; and state armories and barracks. Many plans document construction of roads, walkways, water supply systems, and drainage and sewage disposal systems. Also included are contract proposals, specifications, and support documents such as weekly engineer's reports, receipts for material delivered, estimates, contract books, and unidentified rolled plans and blueprints.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- McFarland-Johnson photo survey of canal structures
Series Number
- B1803
Summary
- This series consists of color photoprints, slides, and negatives documenting all aspects of canal structures including dams, locks, gates, sluices, walls, and bridges. This statewide survey was conducted in 1988 by a private firm under contract to the Dept. of Transportation's Division of Waterways Maintenance.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- Closed to research pending processing and arrangement.
Title
- Statement of work done under contract on Erie Canal Enlargement
Series Number
- A1095
Summary
- This series consists of a statement of work "under contract, or upon which work had been done," before resumption of work on enlarging Erie Canal in 1837; also statements of work begun on the Erie Canal in spring of 1848 and 1849. Contracts are listed by section number, including aqueducts, weighlocks, bridges, etc., and give estimated cost, cost to complete, and length in miles or number of structures.
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.