Has been to "Lawyer Morse"; now requests a copy of the will, wants clarification concerning his shares in the estate.

Date: January 1842

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/255

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Personal and confidential letter, regarding settlement of Alexander's "accounts against the children" [i.e. of David Easson?]. Saunders has been to see Cutler to get him to "overhaul" the accounts and since Judge Haliburton did not sign them as he should have, this has left the business open to further query -- unless Alexander has a letter of Quietas from Haliburton.

Date: 5 February 1842

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/256

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They have been appointed a committee to divide that part of David Easson's estate set off to his widow Elizabeth Easson as her dower, and will meet at the Court House in Annapolis, 22 November.

Date: 17 November 1842

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/257

Application by Frederick and Sarah Hardwick, Avis Ritchie and Elizabeth Ritchie for a division of the portion of the Estate of David Easson granted to Elizabeth Easson, widow of David Easson.

Date: 7 September 1842

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/258

Requesting Easson to pay his portion of the costs for the division of Mrs. Elizabeth Easson's dower, which was divided into eight shares.

Date: 25 March 1843

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/259

Advising him of the amount Easson must pay for the division of the late David Easson's estate.

Date: 22 May 1843

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/260

Requesting the right of first refusal to buy a piece of marsh land.

Date: 4 June 1843

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/261

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For shoeing oxen and horses, December 1844 to December 1849. Settled in full, 20 November 1850.

Date: 20 November 1850

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/262

The regulations for River Fisheries are to be the same as passed in 1821, except that no net can be set in the Annapolis and Nictaux Rivers above Round Hill between Saturday evening and Monday evening; and no net is to be set more than halfway across. Israel Ruggles and Thomas and Alexander Easson appointed by the Court as Overseers of the River Fisheries for a year.

Date: 2 May 1848

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/263

Notice advising of a certificate of transfer -- a one-half share in pew no.3 has been transferred from James LeCain to Alexander Easson, who will pay the yearly rental of 20 shillings.

Date: 9 April 1849

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/264

For candles, wool, seed, etc. and paid for by cords of wood.

Date: 31 December 1852

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/265

He has arrived safely and is settled in a boarding house -- "we have to sleep Four & Six in a room"; Jesse is in the "Telegraph Business."

Date: 22 April 1852

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/266

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Personal letter; he has met only a few girls in Kentville, but is getting along well in the telegraph business.

Date: 30 April 1852

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/267

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Providing £30-3-3 for repairing the "Shelburne road from the General's Bridge to E. Godfrey's." Printed form, signed by Joseph Howe, Provincial Secretary.

Date: 2 May 1853

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/268

Mostly for shoeing oxen and horses from 29 May 1850.

Date: 4 January 1855

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/269