http://hdl.handle.net/10090/2820 Search the Channel search http://dspace.nitle.org/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10090/3901 Title: New York State 5 per cent stock. Issued by the Transfer Office of the Bank of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, in the City of New-York, March 16, 1839. <br/> <br/>Abstract: 25x19 cm. A New York State 5 per cent stock certificate signed by J. Williams, treasurer, issued to Charles Dening in 1839. Financing of the building and the enlargement of the canal was raised through the issuance of stock certificates, donations, and land grants, as well as through the collection of taxes and tolls. New York State provided 5 per cent interest on monies invested. <br/> <br/>Description: Original document: Reciept from Erastus H. Pease, bookseller and stationer for purchases made by the canal Department. Albany: July 10, 1845. ACCESSION# 0407.C1.27; EC0004 Mon, 15 Apr 1839 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10090/3812 Title: Laid up for winter - canal-boat colony in Coenties Slip, East River. <br/> <br/>Description: Newspaper engraving found on page 104 of Harper's Weekly, dated February 16, 1884. Because winter travel on the canal was difficult, many canal boats laid up along the New York waterways. This scene depicts everyday activities among the canal families. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:25:53 GMT