Personal letter to his father, asking for a response; he has been in Jamaica for nearly nine years but has never heard from his father.

Date: 13 June 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/131

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Sale of Easson's saw mill for £12 plus all the slabs made for one year to 14 July 1784. [Document torn.]

Date: 14 July 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/132

Totten is about to depart for New York and may be absent several months; asks Easson to take care of two properties -- one Totten has recently purchased from David's father and is in the possession of Mr. Ritchie; the other wa spurchased from Mrs. Mary How, who remains in residence until "the deeds are executed."

Date: 2 August 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/133

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Including "Instructions for serving the above notice," signed by Richard Uniacke.

Date: 12 August 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/134

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For dyking and fencing the marsh.

Date: 8 September 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/135

For wood, hay and dung.

Date: 3 September 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/64

For lumber, wood, moose meat and hauling hay,

Date: September 1783 - July 1784

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/97.2

For moose meat sent by "black ned" and Zeubah.

Date: 12 September 1788

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/97.3

List of clothing and shoes received; receipt for £9-0-0 on reverse, signed by McNamara.

Date: 6 October 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/81

She is owed £:24 by David Easson, promised in 1781 from money said to be coming to Easson from Colonel Francklin; she has never received any payment.

Date: 18 October 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/136

Acknowledging receipt of 6 guineas or 7 pounds, and promising to deliver it to Mr. Winter Calf [Calef] at Boston, "the Danger of the Seas Except."

Date: 21 February 1784

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/35

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For dry goods, etc.

Date: 22 February 1787

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/43.4

Of amount owing plus interest.

Date: 31 March 1784

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/69

Personal letter, writing of news in Massachusetts during the late war; there were 100 soldiers encamped in her house for a year. Asks Easson to send "Six good Sable Skins."

Date: 20 March 1784

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/137

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Personal news and remarks concerning Easson's request for two plows and a pair of cartwheels. Curtis ends with "I think It was the year the Tea was Destroyd that you wintered at my house and you said it would coust Newingland Dear, and I think It has old Ingland Two."

Date: 20 March 1784

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/138

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