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Letter, Lane & Booth, London, to John Easson

Business and personal matters.

Date: 17 May 1757

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/16

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Letter, Lane & Booth, London to John Easson

Concerning the widow of the late Lieutenant Bontien.

Date: 24 February 1761

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/17

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Letter, W. Bogdani, Tower of London, to John Easson

Enclosing Easson's current account and a renewed warrant.

Date: 22 June 1762

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/18

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Letter, Lane & Booth, London, to John Easson

Ordnance business and mercantile affairs.

Date: 15 February 1764

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/19

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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

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Bond, Isaac Caton and Benjamin Jacobs of Pennsylvania, to John Easson

A bond for £300, regarding the sale (by Easson, to Caton and Jacobs) of 500 acres at Chippoudy [Shepody] on the north shore of the Bay of Fundy, where they intend to settle.

Date: 11 September 1765

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/21


Bond, Isaac Caton and Benjamin Jacobs of Pennsylvania, Gentlemen, to John Easson

A further bond for £200, addressing issues regarding Easson's authority to sell the land at Chippoudy [Shepody].

Date: 11 September 1765

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/22


Letter, John Easson, Annapolis Royal, to Henry Monrow

Demanding payment on an overdue promissory note.

Date: 6 August 1767

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/23

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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


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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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

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Letter, David Easson, Annapolis Royal, to his father, John Easson

Updating his father on local news and regarding his business and farm.

Date: 5 September 1772

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/29


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


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