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Indenture, executors of the estate of the late Thomas Easson, Annapolis Royal, to Jesse Hoyt, Halifax, Telegraph operator
Conveying seven tracts of land belonging to said estate to Hoyt, for $4100; executors identified as Stephen Payson and Sarah Ann Easson.
Date: 12 February 1862
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/91
Indenture, Jesse Hoyt and Clara Jane Hoyt, to the Nova Scotia Coal Company
Partial draft of conveyance regarding former Pictou Academy lands at Stellarton, NS.
Date: 1871
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/101
Indenture, Jesse Hoyt, Halifax, Superintendent of Telegraph Company, to the executors of the estate of the late Thomas Easson
Mortgage, $2800, for seven tracts of land in Annapolis Township.
Date: 12 February 1862
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/92
Indenture, Trustees of Pictou Academy to Jesse Hoyt, Acadia Mines, Stellarton, General Agent of the Acadia Coal Company
Conveying to the Acadia Coal Company 48 acres of land between the East and Middle Rivers, Pictou County; for $500.00.
Date: 14 January 1871
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/99
Indenture, Trustees of Pictou Academy to Jesse Hoyt
Draft description for lots included in the 48 acres conveyed to the Acadia Coal Company, between the East and Middle Rivers, Pictou County.
Date: 1871
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/100
Letter, Trustees of the Acadia Coal Company, New York, to Jesse Hoyt
Quoting company resolutions concerning Hoyt's appointment and responsibilities as "general agent," subordinate to his position as Superintendent of the American Telegraph Company. Signed by E.S. Sanford and Cyrus Field.
Date: 10 February 1865
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/95
Letter, G. Van Felson to Jesse Hoyt
From Clerk to the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly, Quebec, investigating the recent loss of the vessels Indian and Hungarian, thanking Hoyt in Halifax for a letter enclosing newspaper coverage of the disasters.
Date: 9 April 1860
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/86
Letter, George Saward, Secretary, Atlantic Telegraph Company, London, to Jesse Hoyt
Concerning the Imperial Government's reluctance to invest directly in the proposed Atlantic telegraph cable.
Date: 27 June 1862
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/94
Letter, Jesse Hoyt, Kentville, to James Easson
He has arrived safely and is settled in a boarding house -- "we have to sleep Four & Six in a room"; Jesse is in the "Telegraph Business."
Date: 22 April 1852
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/266
Letter, Jesse Hoyt, Kentville, to James Easson
Personal letter; he has met only a few girls in Kentville, but is getting along well in the telegraph business.
Date: 30 April 1852
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/267
Letter, Lord John Russell, Foreign Office, London, to Jesse Hoyt
Thanking him on behalf of Lord John for sending a duplicate copy of a telegram sent by HM Minister at Washington.
Date: 5 April 1861
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/90
Letter, Marshall Lefferts to Jesse Hoyt
From the American Telegraph Company, New York, stating the condition of his secondment to the Acadia Coal Company.
Date: 11 February 1865
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/96
Letter, Marshall Lefferts, President, Acadia Coal Company, New York, to Board of Directors
Presenting first Annual Report and Resolutions.
Date: 9 March 1866
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/97
Memorial, Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, in favour of Jesse Hoyt
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
Memorial, Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, in favour of Jesse Hoyt
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