Index to contracts for Erie Canal Improvements, [ca. 1840-1860]

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Index to contracts for Erie Canal Improvements, [ca. 1840-1860]

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This series consists of an index containing two sections: (1) cross reference between number of canal section and letter and number of contract, arranged by division of canal and name of Canal Commissioner. (2) List of miscellaneous contracts, with name of Canal Commissioner, letter and number of contract, and location (section, lock). It is not known which volume it indexes. Many of the names in the index appear in Canal Contract Book, 1835-1855, unit 39, but the page numbers do not match.

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New York (State). Dept. of Audit and Control.

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These records were generated as a result of the duty of the Comptroller to maintain clerical accounting records for the state. From the description of Computer-produced appropriation ledger abstracts for state agencies, 1968-1969. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 77686278 Appraisal of damages was first carried out by a Canal Commissioner and two canal appraisers pursuant to Laws of 1817, Chapter 262; the Revised Statutes of 1829, Part I, Chapter 9,...

New York (State). Office of the Canal Commissioners.

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The Erie Canal Enlargement was authorized by legislation of 1835 and 1838. Earlier legislation (1819, 1821, 1826) required the Canal Commissioners to take receipts for all expenditures and to settle their accounts with the Comptroller. From the description of Vouchers for expenditures on enlargement of the Erie Canal, 1837-1848, bulk 1848. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 78601920 James Geddes was appointed engineer in charge of the survey by the Commissioners ...