Business and personal matters. (Incomplete)

Date: 25 October 1773

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/32

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

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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…"

Date: 18 January 1772

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/25

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Regarding family matters, and mentioning that his wife "has been in labour for two days and two nights and is not delivered yet."

Date: 17 June 1792

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/56

Draft of petition for a grant of 10,000 acres of land for himself and his brother, William, adjacent to land alloted to the York volunteers. This appears to be an updated copy of his petition of 1784, now mentioning that he is petitioning for a new grant, having relinquished land purchased at Shepody, 1796, by his father; and claiming that he [David Easson] has "acted as Superintendant of Indians and otherwise been among them on the most trying of occasions for the good of His Majesty's service and the tranquillity of the province…." (Incomplete)

Date: n.d. but ca.1796

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/105

Recommending that Jesse Hoyt remain as superintendent of Nova Scotia operations, now that the Nova Scotia Electric Telegraph Company has been absorbed by the American Telegraph Company; signed by Stewart Campbell, Speaker and 46 others.

Date: 8 May 1860

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/89

Recommending that Jesse Hoyt remain as superintendent for Nova Scotia, now that the Nova Scotia Electric Telegraph Company has been absorbed by the American Telegraph Company; signed by Edward Kenny and 16 others.

Date: 8 May 1860

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/88

Report tendered by the Vice-President, Mr. Clendenin, on his recent visit to Nova Scotia; he was accompanied there by Dr. Charles F. Ingham, an engineer retained to examine and report on the progress of the company's Pictou County mines and railroads.

Date: 4 November 1867

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/110.2

Against the defendants, John and David Easson, if they do not appear in Supreme Court, Annapolis Royal.

Date: 20 May 1777

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/35

From Michael Francklin, Superintendant of Indian Affairs, Windsor, permitting Easson to pass to and from the Gulf St. Lawrence, "being employed by me on the King's Service."

Date: 25 March 1779

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/37

From Michael Francklin, Superintendant of Indian Affairs, Windsor, permitting Galispie [Gillespie] to pass to and from the Gulf St. Lawrence, "being employed by me on the King's Service."

Date: 25 March 1779

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/38

Polar star observations by Jesse Hoyt.

Date: 30 July 1877

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/103

He disappeared in New York City, 7 February 1933. (Four photocopied items including letter from C.C. Hoyt, Montreal.)

Date: ca.1933

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/109

He disappeared in New York City, 7 February 1933. (Four photocopied items including letter from C.C. Hoyt, Montreal.)

Date: ca.1933

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/109.2

He disappeared in New York City, 7 February 1933. (Four photocopied items including letter from C.C. Hoyt, Montreal.)

Date: ca.1933

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/109.3