{"value"=>"<p>In a breach of contract suit brought by the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company against the Pennsylvania Coal Company, Tilden represented the defendant, and secured a victory through analysis of statistics proving that enlarged canals increased, rather than decreased, the time and expenses incurred by the coal company in transporting their goods.</p> <p>Includes correspondence; case files containing figures, statistics, historical documentation of both companies involved in the suit, and legal documents generated over the course of the case; arguments from defense counsel; notes and drafts relating to Tilden's arguments; and printed reports from the canal and coal companies.</p>"}