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What first appears to be a rather boring title is in actuality quite an interesting collection of genealogical material regarding claims made for damages caused by the canals in the New York State canal system. Surprisingly, there are also a few requests for military compensation from enlistment in the Civil War and the War of 1812. If you had an ancestor who lived on land that adjoined a canal, perhaps he filed a claim with the Canal Board. The digest of claims, presented alphabetically, gives a short paragraph describing the nature of each claim, followed by a short paragraph or two...