Nova Scotia Archives
The Eassons and the Hoyts
Two Hundred Years of Family and Community Life in Nova Scotia
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…" 18 January 1772. 4 pages : 30 x 36 cm. Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/25
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London 18 January 1772
Honored Father
I received with pleasure your kind Letter
per Capt. Chambers of the 29th October & no opportunity from
hence since you sailed, I am very happy to know you got
safe to Boston, but sorry that you are Necessitated to
Winter there, which must as you write be a great expence to
you, a few Days after you Sailed, Mr Fenwick Arrived from
Barbadoes & I had the pleasure of Dining with him at
his Mothers at Dulwich, he desired I would see him as often
time would permit, was sorry he had not seen you, I
mentioned Capt. Bruce to him & asked him if he had
mentioned any thing to him of the £80.0d that he owes
to you, & told Mr F the circumstance, but Capt B had
mentioned nothing of it to him but Mr Fenwick
says he expects Capt Bruce will soon be in London & I wish
he may. I am very sorry to find that there is three Ge [guineas]
of your Passage money to London still Due to Capt Collier
by your Note of hand, which Mrs Collier sent to me
for payment, & the more so that I am not able to pay
