This record group contains materials from the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska Land Department pertaining to cancelled and delinquent contracts, and deeds. The subseries relating to contracts (763.1-763.42) contain materials pertaining to cancelled and delinquent land contracts of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska, Land Department. This encompasses ledgers, abstracts, correspondence to delinquent land owners, receipts, and land applications. Correspondence in 763.24 often includes letters from land owners detailing reasons for delinquent payments, ranging from poor farming seasons or illness in the family, to disputes with neighbors. The content of the letters, often written over years, makes for a highly personal look into the difficulties endured by immigrants homesteading the Midwest at this time in history. Also includes contracts for land around the Atchison & Nebraska and the Omaha and South Western.The subseries relating to deeds (763.5-763.72) contain primarily printed forms, showing payments on contracts, records, and agreements, and other miscellaneous papers pertaining to the deeding of property granted to the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska.