A Act to Amend the Several Acts in Relation to the Salt Springs, in the County of Onondoga
The 1823 act authorizing construction of the canal.
 

A Gazetteer of the State of New York – 1824
A brief description of the canal is on pages 461 and 462.

A Letter to the Honorable Brockholst Livingston – 1822
A brief history of the development of the canal is on page 34.

Annual Report of the Canal Commissioners – 1818
A brief history of the canal is on page 23.

Documents of the Convention of the State of New York ..., Volume 3, Issues 41-90 – 1868
A maintenance report by the section superintendent begins on page 99.

Documents of the Senate of the State of New York - 1841
A schedule of lands on the reservation belonging to the State of New, York, including descriptions of their uses and references to the canal begins on page 26.

History of the Canal System of the State of New York – 1906
Key laws and events relative to the canal are on page 987.

Laws of the State of New York, in Relation to the Erie and Champlain Canals - 1825
The 1823 act authorizing construction of the canal begins on page 147.  A resolution relating to the use of surplus water from the canal is on page 195.

Public Documents, Relating to the New-York Canals – 1821
A brief history and description are on page 356.