A Record of the Streets, Alley, Places, Etc. in the City of Boston - 1910
A brief description and history of the canal begins on page 403.
 

An Act For Incorporating Certain Persons For The Purpose Of Opening A Canal From The Harbor Of Boston To Roxbury – 1795
 

An Act Relating To A Channel Called The "Roxbury Canal." – 1859
 

Boston’s Health - 1901
A report about the health problems with the canal begins on page 37.

Bowen's Picture of Boston – 1829
A brief description of the canal is on page 217.

Digital Commonwealth
Includes documents which relate to the canal.

Digital Public Library of America
Links to a historical photo, document and map.

Essays in the Earlier American History of American Corporations - 1917
A brief history of the canal is on page 284.
 

Private and Special Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 2 – 1805
The 1796 Act incorporating the canal company begins on page 70.