Requesting payment of promissory note found among the late Mr. Johnston's papers; loan was to Alexander Easson and David Easson, for £32.

Date: 12 July 1837

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/249

Ordering grant of relief to Thomas Ritchie, "according to your judgement, as he complains that what is Allowed him is Not Sufficient….'" Signed by Justices of the Peace, George Robinson and Anthony Bassano [?].

Date: 31 August 1838

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/250

From 16 February 1836 to 9 January 1839, for schooling three boys.

Date: 9 January 1839

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/251

Concerning Easson's account and items in it dating as far back as May 1834.

Date: 19 January 1839

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/252

As the widow of David Easson, with a dower right to one-third of her late husband's property, she leases this land to her son, John Easson, Bridgetown, and sons-in-law Sidney Saunders and Tarbell Wheelock, for £3-15 a year.

Date: 1840

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/253

From 2 January to 29 December 1841, for foodstuffs, household goods, etc. Note from Runciman also requests settlement of final account with "a little money" and five or six cords of wood for the Millidge House.

Date: 29 December 1841

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/254

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