The bulk of this collection is from 1835-1890s and is mostly land deeds, contracts, and paperwork related to claims for damages associated with the building and maintenance of the canal. Most of the deeds and claims for damages included are copies made by Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company also knows as the Big Four. There are twenty two deeds from famous Indiana settlers, a proclamation for the transference of the White Water Canal to the White Water Valley Company in 1842 signed by Indiana Governor Samuel E. Bigger, and an indenture between the White Water Valley Canal and the White Water Valley Railroad in 1865 signed by Henry C. Lord.
