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Ohio Canal Commission

 Organization

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Abstract of awards for damages

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1199
Scope and Contents Lists monetary awards given to private citizens to compensate for damages resulting from the construction of canals and other public works.
Dates: 1827-1849
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of awards for damages

Abstract of money paid for construction and maintenance

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1216
Scope and Contents Lists payments made for construction and maintenance work on Ohio's canal system.
Dates: 1829-1911; Majority of material found in 1829-1838,1907-1911
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of money paid for construction and maintenance

Abstract of pipe permits and water rents from the Miami & Erie Canal

 Series
Identifier: SAS 2706
Scope and Contents Contains records of pipe permits, water rents, and other types of land leases along the Miami & Erie Canal.
Dates: 1831-1910
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Abstract of pipe permits and water rents from the Miami & Erie Canal

Applications for employment

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1201
Scope and Contents Contains applications for employment in the Ohio canal system.
Dates: 1825-1883
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Applications for employment

Canal and lake maps and records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 2493
Scope and Contents These materials were transferred from the Department of Public Works to Natural Resources when ODNR assumed responsibility for the administration of canal lands in 1972. Contains materials concerning the operation of canals and the use of canal lands. Includes blueprints, contracts, maps, correspondence, drawings, certificates of examination of accounts, receipts, vouchers, leases, deeds, construction plans, copies of pertinent legislation, and reference material.
Dates: 1820-1972
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Canal and lake maps and records

Canal and road surveyors' notebooks and toll reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1297
Scope and Contents Contains over 100 notebooks pertaining to surveys conducted for canal or road construction. These notebooks typically record canal or road section number, directional bearings, and distances between sections.
Dates: 1830-1846
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Canal and road surveyors' notebooks and toll reports

Canal registers of amounts paid to engineers

 Series — Box: 53444
Identifier: SAS 1286
Scope and Contents Contains accounts of money paid to engineers and contractors who worked on the Ohio canal system.
Dates: 1825-1855
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Canal registers of amounts paid to engineers

Commissioners' account book

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1196
Scope and Contents Contains commissioners' accounts listing receipts and expenditures of funds for construction and maintenance projects concerning canals and public roads.
Dates: 1822-1887; Majority of material found in 1822-1829,1840-1847
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Commissioners' account book

Commissioners' waste book

 Series
Identifier: SAS 1195
Scope and Contents Contains debit and credit entries for commissioners' accounts with contractors for construction and repair of canals and public roads. Debit and credit entries include disbursement ledger volume and page number (see State Archives Series 1186), reason for expense, and dollar amount. Credit entries also list recipient s name. Debit and credit entries are totaled at the end of each page and balanced.
Dates: 1822-1850
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Commissioners' waste book

Contracts

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SAS 1231
Scope and Contents Contains contracts for construction and repair work along Ohio canals. Also includes contracts for the construction of Ohio bridges and boats.
Dates: 1825-1913
Found in: Ohio History Connection / Contracts
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