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Report of the commissioners appointed by joint resolutions of the Honorable the Senate and Assembly of the State of New Yorkof the 13th &15th March, 1810, to explore the route of an Inland Navigation from Hudson’s River to Lake Ontario and Lake...
Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Commissioners; Expenditures/Expenses; Report; Financing; New York (State); Erie...
Title page of a thirty-five page report of the commissioners to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lakes Ontario and Erie. The commissioners were appointed by joint resolutions of the New York State Senate and...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Report of the commissioners appointed by joint resolutions of the Honorable the Senate and Assembly of the State of New Yorkof the 13th &15th March, 1810, to explore the route of an Inland Navigation from Hudson’s River to Lake Ontario and Lake...
Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Commissioners; Expenditures/Expenses; Report; Financing; New York (State); Erie...
Pages thirty-four and thirty-five of a thirty-five page report of the commissioners to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lakes Ontario and Erie. The commissioners were appointed by joint resolutions of the New York...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

View from the Harbor, Buffalo, N.Y. [front caption] (2 back) [e0533ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked [wvy postmark with number 3 and letter C] (BUFFALO, N.Y. SEP 5 11-PM 1909), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (No. C13177); Logo (POST CARD); Written message (Buffalo, N.Y. Sept....
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Barge Canal Dredge at Work Near Seneca River. [front caption] (1front) [b0033ac1]
Booms; Canal construction; Dredges; Grasses; Hills; Hats; Pipes(conduits); Smoke; Smokestacks; Rural; Canal construction workers; Men; Black & white postcards; Close-up views; Canals;
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Certificate issued to Jacob A. Lansing for one share in the stock of the Northern Inland Lock-Navigation Company.
Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Commissioners; Expenditures/Expenses; Report; Financing; New York (State); Erie...
A thirty-five page report of the commissioners to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lakes Ontario and Erie. The commissioners were appointed by joint resolutions of the New York State Senate and Assembly. In 1810,...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Diary in America, with remarks on its institutions. In three volumes.
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848; Oswego (N.Y.); Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.); Packet boats; Travel and description; Mosquitoes; Locks.
Page 157 found in Chapter twelve in Volume one of Marryat's A Diary in America. The author arrives at Oswego, his final destination on his canal journey.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Erie Canal crossing Mohawk River, Schenectady, N. Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0557ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (WEST AL?, N.Y, AUG 31, 7 PM, 1912); Postcard type: divided back (FOR CORRESPONDENCE ONLY; FOR ADDRESS ONLY); Logo (POST CARD); Written message (Dear Pearl: I would of written to you before but haven't had the...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Erie Canal Near Fairport, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0287ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (Mahion? N.Y., June [indiscernible]), stamp [George Washington one cent stamp, upside down, facing side]; Postcard type: undivided back; Logo (POST CARD); Addressee (Mrs. Michael Glickerl? Stanley Ontario Co. N.Y....
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Oswego Harbor, Oswego, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [w0016ac2]
Postal data; posted; postmarked [striped oval postmark] (OSWEGO, N.Y., Aug 10 5PM), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (No. A 10454), series number (125999); Logo (POST CARD); Trademarks: (LITHO-CHROME) printed...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Report of the commissioners, appointed by an act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "an act to provide for the improvement of the internal navigation of the state," passed April 8th, 1811, for the consideration of all matters...
Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
This forty page report is the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris, S. Van...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Report of the commissioners, appointed by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, entitled, "an act to provide for the improvement of the internal navigation of the state," passed April 8th, 1811, for the consideration of all matters...
Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
Page thirty-two of this forty page report, the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris,...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

New York canal lands on sale.
Erie Canal; New York (State); Land sale; Advertisement.
Advertisment for New York Canal Lands on Sale that appeared on March 6, 1824 in the New-York American. Two hundred thousand acres were offered for sale on or near the intended route of the Erie Canal, anticipating accessibility by water "as soon as...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Diary in America, with remarks on its institutions. In three volumes.
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848; Utica (N.Y.); Oswego (N.Y.); Rome (N.Y.); Syracuse (N.Y.); Trenton Falls (N.Y.); Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.); Horses; Packet boats; Canal-boats; Travel and description;...
Title page of Volume One of Marryat's Diary in America. Included in this 321 page volume is Marryat's description of his journey to Oswego along the Erie Canal aboard a packet boat.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Letter to the honorable Brockholst Livingston, Esq. One of the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, on the Lake Canal Policy of the State of New- York.
Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; Correspondence; Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842; Troup, Robert, 1757-1832; Route; Construction; New York (State); Erie Canal; Document
Pages thirty-four and thirty-five from the document of a thirty-eight page letter dated February 8th, 1822 written by Robert Troup with extensive supplements and appendices. Nearing the completion of the construction of the Erie Canal, a great deal...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal