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Letter, Captain John MacDonald, to "Mr. Easson, Junior"

Letter from MacDonald, Captain in the Royal Navy and commanding officer at Annapolis Royal, ordering Easson to take a party of soldiers and proceed to Cape Breton or where necessary, looking for deserters and "a rebel spy who has decoyed away two soldiers.".  27 October 1778.  1 page : 30 x 37 cm.   Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/111

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