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Displaying 246 Finding Aids
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor certified abstracts of expenditures
Series Number
- B0349
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- Index to contractors' proposals for work on Western Division
Series Number
- B0663
Summary
- These volumes serve as indexes to contractors' proposals for work on the Western Division. Volume 1 is an alphabetical index providing number(s) of proposal and name. If the Genesee Valley Canal is the subject of the proposal, "G.V. Canal" is noted. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index by contractors, providing name of contractor, description of project/work, and reference to page or book number in an unknown source.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Division Engineer's account book
Series Number
- B0677
Summary
- This volume is a listing of accounts with J. Frederick Behn, Western Division Engineer. Each account is spread across two pages in the volume, and provides name of account holder, dates of transactions, types of transactions, and amounts of transactions. Also included are a couple of accounts with Western Division Engineer John D. Fay.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledgers for Western Division accounts
Series Number
- B0689
Summary
- 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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence relating to canals
Series Number
- A1440
Summary
- Letters mostly concern canal contracts, tolls, bonds, and other financial matters and the petitions request that individuals be appointed to jobs in the canal system. Also included are letters complaining about the condition of the canals or the performance of canal employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor engineers' diaries
Series Number
- B0725
Summary
- This series consists of work diaries of engineers employed by the New York State Engineer and Surveyor's office.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Resident Engineer's ledger of expenses for the enlargement of the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0719
Summary
- This series consists of engineering expense records for engineers working on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- Canal Board sample form book compiled by Canal Department
Series Number
- A1088
Summary
- This series of sample forms includes circular letters from the Canal Department to Superintendents of Canal Repairs and to Collectors of Canal Tolls and resolutions of the Canal Board regarding routine maintenance of the canal and other canal business.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Stone measurements and quantities used in the enlargement of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0722
Summary
- This series consists of a volume of measurements of stone used for the enlargement of the Erie Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Superintendent of Public Works Expense Records and Receipts from Granting Ice Permits
Title
- Expense records and receipts from granting ice permits
Series Number
- B0335
Summary
- This series contains receipts and other financial records related to the granting of ice permits on canals in the Eastern Division of the canal system. The volume includes receipts for payments from individuals and businesses to which the Superintendent of Public Works granted permits to cut ice from canals and waterways. Also included are records of expenses for surveying the canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger for canal construction projects and repairs
Series Number
- B0686
Summary
- This volume tracks canal construction and repair work in the Western Division of the Erie Canal. For each project, a description of the work is provided with pertinent legislation and cost information (if applicable). Transactions are listed with debits on the left-hand side and credits on the right-hand side of the entry. Dates, descriptions, and amounts of the transactions are provided. Occasionally the date adopted by the Canal Board and additional notes about the work may be found.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Final calculations regarding construction of state canals
Series Number
- B0692
Summary
- This series consists of 20 volumes of final calculations, accounts, and estimates for construction, repairs, and enlargement of the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and 1 volume of final calculations relating to the Middle Division of the Cayuga and Seneca Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newspaper clippings regarding the Barge Canal and road construction
Series Number
- B0697
Summary
- This series consists of a scrapbook with pasted newspaper clippings related to the Barge Canal and road construction throughout Central and Western New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- This scrapbook is fragile and should be handled carefully under supervision of State Archives staff.
Title
- Reports, statements, and estimates of expenses of Western Division Engineer's office
Series Number
- B0668
Summary
- This volume is a report of J. B. Stittson, Division Engineer of the Western Division of the Canal system. The report consists of: a tabular statement of engineering expenses on each subdivision of the Western Division for the year 1850; statements showing length and estimated costs of work done and to be completed; and remarks of the Division Engineer regarding prices, quantities, construction, engineering issues, and progress of work.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Final accounts and estimates for Genesee Valley Canal and Ischua Feeder
Series Number
- B0654
Summary
- This series consists of an account book relating to work completed on the Genesee Valley Canal and Ischua feeder. The accounts in this volume list the station, how much work was done, type and cost of work completed, and the total cost of the project.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engineers' accounts
Series Number
- A1270
Summary
- This account book documents expenses of canal engineers. Columns on each page include received, salary, travel, stationery, postage, office rent, miscellaneous, and dollar amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of distribution of expenses to engineers employed on the Western Division of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0694
Summary
- This series consists of two volumes of registers documenting the distribution of expenses to engineers employed on the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Funds were disbursed monthly and the registers include the name of each engineer, the total amount each engineer was paid, the date that the check was written, check number, and comments (certain checks only).
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor weekly employee reports
Series Number
- B0680
Summary
- These reports were compiled by the office of the Western Division Engineer (Rochester) in accordance with Chapter 354 of the Laws of 1883, which required state government offices to keep "proper comparative records of the efficiency, punctuality, attention and general good conduct" of their employees. Each employee is rated on a 1-5 scale, with "5" being the highest, according to these measures of conduct. A few reports also include narrative comments.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.