Faass and Ford vs. State of New York records

Collection — manuscript box: 7 - folder 1

Identifier: 1107m

Scope and content

Letters and legal documents in the contract dispute between F. Louis Faass and Daniel Ford, on the one hand, and the State of New York, on the other. Included are letters between the lawyers for the two sides of the dispute, detailed lists of the tasks contracted to be done and associated expenses, an "estimate of reasonable profits" under the contract, the claim filed by the plaintiffs with the state Board of Claims, and the brief for the claimants in the case.

Dates

1887-1896.

Creator

Faass, F. Louis (Plaintiff, Person)
Ford, Daniel, active 1887 (Plaintiff, Person)
New York (State), (Defendant, Organization)
New York (State). Board of Claims (Organization)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

F. Louis Faass (of Utica, New York) and Daniel Ford (of the village of Mohawk, New York) were contractors hired by the State of New York to lengthen the foot of Lock No. 46 on the Erie Canal, at Utica. They began the work, but shortly afterwards the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company filed an injunction to stop them from removing the railroad bridge over the canal, which they would have to remove in order to proceed. The state subsequently contracted with someone else to lengthen the lock at the head, which would not require removing the bridge. Faass and Ford filed a claim to cover the expense of the work they did and the profits they would have made if they could have finished the job.