VIII. A. Canal Ring

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{"value"=>"1866 - 1875", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1866/1875"}
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1866
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1875
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{"value"=>"VIII. A. Canal Ring"}
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{"value"=>"<p>One of Tilden's most notable accomplishments while in office was the dismantling of the Canal Ring, a cabal of politicians and contractors who had been defrauding the state by submitting inflated invoices for repairs and improvements.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Financial material includes ledgers, accounts, and logs kept by Tilden during his investigation of graft in the New York canal system. Reports define the cost of ordinary and extraordinary repairs to canals; shipping statements document the cost of transporting wood, grains, and other commodities. Legal material includes resolutions by political groups and trade organizations in support of Tilden's exposure of the ring; trial notes; legislative material related to the trial and investigation; and the depositions of William Dorsheimer, Alexander P. Berthand, William H. Talcott, Charles Stebbins, and Lewis R. Davis. Printed material refers to contract blanks, circulars, notices to contractors, and an annotated partial transcript of the Canal Ring trial.</p>"}
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1866
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1875
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1866

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