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Title

Plans, blueprints, and drawings relating to the operation and maintenance of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1353

Summary

This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic data; maps and charts for lake elevations; buoy locations; hydrographs of the Oneida, Seneca, and Oswego rivers; charts of Cayuga and Oneida Lake elevations; and plans and related material for Barge Canal contracts.

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Title

Passenger list and freight account book of steamboat "Red Jacket"

Series Number

A1079

Summary

These are passenger lists for daily steamboat trips between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Provided are names; destinations; number of party; and fares paid. The series also includes daily accounts of Roswell Haskell with steamboat "Red Jacket" for receipts and disbursements.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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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

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.

Title

Record of stone transported by canal boats

Series Number

A3177

Summary

This series documents the shipment via canal vessels of stone used for the construction of the new State Capitol building. Entries include the name of the transporting vessel and the date of shipment. Also included is information that apparently pertains to the platform cars used to transport the material; type of stone shipped; "set"; "mark"; and "repair".

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

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Title

Boat inspectors' weekly reports

Series Number

A1138

Summary

This series from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department consists weekly reports listing date of inspection; clearance number; where issued; name of boat; hailing place; name of master; destination; draft of boat (in feet of water); nature of cargo; "character of inspection" (measurement used); and notes of any errors or omissions. The report also includes date; name of inspector; and place of inspection. Series is apparently fragmentary.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Accounts of taxes paid on passengers of steamboats

Series Number

A1264

Summary

This series consists of tax lists for steamboats Richmond, Paragon, and Chancellor Livingston. . The Canal Fund law includes a one dollar tax upon each steamboat passenger for each trip of over 100 miles, and fifty cents for any distance between 30 and 100 miles. Proceeds were deposited in the Canal Fund. The tax monthly lists provide the total number of passengers. In some instances, the passenger totals are broken down into daily figures.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Buoy boat drawings and specifications

Series Number

B1749

Summary

This series consists of plans, drawings, and specifications used in building the state's buoy boat fleet at the Syracuse Canal Shops. Buoy boats were used to maintain and refuel kerosene lighted buoys on the state's canal system. Also included are typed and handwritten lists of labor, materials, equipment, and costs incurred to construct various numbers of boats.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Register of canal boat name changes

Series Number

A0814

Summary

This series, arranged chronologically, records original name of boat as registered; hailing place; new name; new hailing place (often different from original); and date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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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

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Title

Agreements for commutation of passenger tolls on freight boats carrying passengers

Series Number

A1178

Summary

Proprietors of freight boats carrying passengers established agreements on fees to be paid for each boat they operated upon the canals. Each agreement provides name of provider; name of boat line; registered name and hailing place for each boat in the line; proprietor signature; and date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Register of canal boats

Series Number

A0923

Summary

This series from the Office of the State Comptroller contains certified copies of registers of canal boats kept by the auditor. Information includes names of the boats; where they are from; boat tonnage; owner's names and the date; and a certificate of registry filed with collectors when the name of a boat was changed. Also included is a list of boats whose names were changed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department

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Title

Barge Canal vessel registers

Series Number

17674

Summary

The series consists of nonactive registration applications and certificates of registry for vessels operating on the Barge Canal system, as well as documentation of vessels' trips on the canal. Applications provide information on each vessel, including vessel type, dimensions, history, and owners. The certificates provide a chronology of ownership. The Division of Waterways Maintenance was responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the canal system until 1992.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Lists of freight on Baxter Steam Canal Boats

Series Number

A1034

Summary

This series consists of lists of charges for freight carried by boats of the Baxter Steam Canal Boat Transportation Company. Information by boat includes number of trips made by each boat; boat's name; weight; and freight. Also included is information by destination; weight in pounds; and freight cost in dollars and cents.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Account book for lumber business

Series Number

A0841

Summary

This volume contains miscellaneous accounts of an unidentified private firm, probably in Albany, dealing in lumber and firewood. It includes sales of firewood to the steamboats "Red Jacket" and "Victory."

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Documents relating to refund of overpaid tolls

Series Number

A1141

Summary

Vouchers in this series contain affidavit of the master of a boat stating that he did not proceed to the point for which the original clearance was issued, and a receipt for amount of difference paid him. Attached is a copy of the original clearance given by the toll collector, giving name of boat; where from; where bound; nature, quantity, and weight of cargo; miles to travel; tolls due; and total charges.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

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Title

Card index to statements of tolls on canal passenger boats

Series Number

B1879

Summary

This series consists of a card index to Series A1057, Statements of tolls on canal passenger boats. Arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by name of boat; the index lists name of boat, city of origin, and date of toll. No passenger names are given.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Financial and legal records filed with the Canal Department

Series Number

A1160

Summary

These records relating to canals include power of attorney filed with the Canal Auditor or the controller for many different purposes. Most furnished evidence of assignment of contracts for work on canals by the original contracted their party; assignments of state canal stock; transfers of claims against the state; and chattel mortgages on canal boats.S

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Board

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.