Contracts, correspondence, and other papers regarding various agreements between CB&Q and other organizations. Includes correspondence and legal opinions for CB&Q’s consolidation with B&MRR-Iowa and B&MRR-Nebraska, some agreements with the Illinois Central, contracts, statements, and other papers regarding agreements with American Express, Wells Fargo, and other express freight companies, correspondence and agreements with the Western Union telegraph company, and papers regarding the purchase of The Wabash & Erie Canal.