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Letter, William Saunders, Placentia, to John Easson
Saunders, apparently a military friend, writes, "it would be the greatest cruelty to think of ordering you to this place. I have Mr. Pringle Wilson to be here to mark out a Battery. You may depend I shall speak to him about you." At the end, "I have sent you a quintal of our Best fish to the care of my Mother at Boston to find you the first opportunity."
Date: 11 September 1773
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/87
Letter, William Saunders, Placentia, to John Easson
Asking Easson to help his brother find a good farm for £100 and wondering if "Mr. Butler at Halifax would be a safe place to lodge the money."
Date: 21 September 1773
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/88
Letter, William Saunders, Placentia, to John Easson
Saunders arrived on 2 May after only 18 days and a fine passage. Letter sent to "John Easson at Boston" by way of the David, going to New York for a cargo of bread flour. Saunders suggests Easson get a doctor's certificate that he is not well and send it to Mr. Grossard, so Easson can get his leave.
Date: June 1774
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/90
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
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