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Statement of account, John Easson with Lane Son & Fraser, London

Includes charge for goods shipped in the Thomas Davies £28-12-6. Easson's balance owing £55-4-2.

Date: 30 April 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/76


Surveyor's certificate, Phillip Berteux

Survey and marking of pine timber, conducted in [district of ] Clare by Barteaux, for Arnay [?] Sonay [Saulnier].

Date: 7 May 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/61


Receipt, Solomon Farnsworth, Annapolis Royal

Payment from David Easson.

Date: 8 June 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/68


Letter, Lane Son & Fraser, London, to John Easson

Enclosing his account current up to 30 April last, with £55-4-2 owing to them.

Date: 12 July 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/77


Contract between David Easson and Captain David Adamson of the ship Brudenell of London

Easson to load vessel with pine and spruce not less than 10 inches square and 20 feet long, as soon as the vessel arrives at Sabing's [Sabean's?] Cove, Sissiboo, NS.

Date: 20 August 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/78

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Receipt, J. Pettit

For coal and shovels purchased and paid for by "Mr. Easson."

Date: 21 August 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/79


Last will and testament of John Easson, Annapolis Royal

Drafted in London as Easson ("Merchant") was preparing to return to Annapolis Royal; signed 16 August 1771; proved 17 January 1795. (Copy)

Date: 16 August 1771

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/24


Receipt, Robert Field, London, to Mr. Easson

For purchase of cotton and wool at £10-4-11.

Date: 5 September 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/80


Account, David Easson with Andrew Ritchie

For foodstuffs, rum, shoes, etc. totalling £18-3-3-4

Date: 21 October 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/81


Receipt, Timothy Jarvis, Boston

Received from E. Winter Calef, one barrel of shoes, which he [Jarvis] will deliver to Mr. Danks in Cumberland.

Date: 12 October 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/57

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Account, John Easson with Christopher Prince

Mostly for grains, tobacco, rum, and food.

Date: 1772

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/38.1


Miscellaneous Account

For dry goods, rum and farm produce; fragment of document.

Date: 1772

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/10


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

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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

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Letter, Isaac Ross, London, to David Easson

Disputing the satisfactory completion of a contract to supply timber carried on Ross's ship, Adamson master.

Date: 19 March 1772

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/27

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