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The Eassons and the Hoyts
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Letter, W. Bogdani, Tower of London, to John Easson
Announcing his [Bogdani's] retirement from the Board of Ordnance, on account of his poor health, and making arrangements for a successor to work with Easson.
Date: 15 March 1764
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/20
Letter, William Easson, London, to his father, John Easson
Family and business news; William is in London but not faring well; he has had to borrow money from a cousin. His father is in Boston and has been forced to remain there for the winter. William has heard that his father has purchased an expensive silver chocolate pot as a present for his [William's] brother, David Easson, and is upset: "as you are situated at this time Eleven pounds in money would be of more material use to you than a Silver Chocolate Pot in my Brother’s House where there is furniture enough & not much use for such as that…"
Date: 18 January 1772
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/25
Letter, John Easson, Boston, to his son David Easson
Criticizing David's handling of the timber biusiness.
Date: 26 January 1772
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/26
Letter, William Easson, London, to his father, John Easson
Criticizing his brother David's handling of the timber business; news regarding financial affairs of his own and others in London; and more discussion of the silver chocolate pot.
Date: 13 July 1772
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/28
Letter, John Easson, Placentia, to his son, David Easson
Life in Placentia [British military station, southeast coast of Newfoundland], and giving him advice not to run into debt.
Date: November 1772
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/30
Letter, William Easson, London, to his father, John Easson
Business and personal matters. (Incomplete)
Date: 25 October 1773
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/32
Letter, Job Prince, Boston, to David Easson
Concerning a bill drawn by David Adamson in Easson's favour.
Date: 27 April 1786
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/47
Letter, John Easson, Rio Bueno, Trelawny, to his mother, Elizabeth Easson
Mentioning how difficult it is to get letters to and from Annapolis, and concerns for the education of his brothers Thomas and Alexander.
Date: 12 February 1799
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/59
Letter, George Saward, Secretary, Atlantic Telegraph Company, London, to Jesse Hoyt
Concerning the Imperial Government's reluctance to invest directly in the proposed Atlantic telegraph cable.
Date: 27 June 1862
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/94