Annual Report  By the New York (State) Canal Commissioners – 1874
Key summary statistics are on page 235.

Annual Report of the Attorney General – 1910
A brief history begins on page 445.

Chronological Resume of Important Laws and Events: Oneida River Improvement

Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Fifty-eighth Session, 1835
A brief description begins on page 8.

Early Settlers and Development of the Town of Clay
A brief history of the community, including reference to the river improvement.
 

History of the Canal System of the State of New York – 1906
An extensive history begins on page 569.  A chronological resume of key laws and events relating to the canal begin on page 1016.

Laws of the State of New York – 1839
An Act to provide for improvement of the canal begins on page 265.

New York State Historic Newspapers
A set of articles making reference to the canal.

Oak Orchard Lock

A brief history of the lock.  Current photos.

Statistics: New York State Constitutional Convention – 1867
Operational statistics for the Improvement begin on page 138.

Williams's New York Annual Register – 1840
A description of the proposed improvement begins on page 197.