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Letter to "Doctor John Wright"
Combined letter and account for goods, including a charge of £3-3-9 for "Sole Leather".
Date: 1751
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/7
"Articles in account Sent by Messrs. Dyson & Co. which Differ from mine"
Explanations and details of various charges; mention of a sloop upsetting at Chignectou [Chignecto], various individuals such as Sylvanus Cobb and Captain St. Loe; and insurance on the sloop Wren. Document may have been prepared by Joshua Mauger. [piece missing]
Date: 1751
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/8
"Division, Easson and Bunells Boards"
Document appears to list miscellaneous accounts, mostly tallies of lumber and shipments of boards sold by Bunell; names include Lt. Moncreif, Dan Long, W. Kennada, Old Pewter, Col. Delancey, Capt. Craig, Slocum and Capt. Parker.
Date: 27 September 1751 to 9 December 1751
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/10
Letter from Joshua Mauger, Halifax
letter is fragile and has been fastened together in places. No image available for this item.
Date: 10 March 1752
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/13
"Sundry Paragraphs out of Mr Mauger's Letters"
Notes regarding insurance on the sloop Wren which was lost on a voyage to the West Indies. Joshua Mauger, the agent, failed to get both it and the cargo insured.
Date: 6 July 1752
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/15
"Sundry Paragraphs out of Mr. Joshua Mauger's Letters ..."
"... Relating to the Insurance of the sloop Wren and Cargo." Signed and attested to by William Davidson, bookeeper and clerk to Dyson & Company, 15 April 1754, before J. Handfield, J.P. Extracts are from letters to Major Philipps and cover period 16 March 1750 to 26 December 1753.
Date: 15 April 1754
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/20
"Sundry Paragraphs out of Capt. Joshua Mauger's Letters ..."
"... Relating to the Insurance of the sloop Wren and Cargo." Second copy of A/20, but unsigned and undated.
Date: [1753]
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/20.1
Letter, John Avery to Francis Johonnot
Giving an opinion regarding insurance liability on the sloop Wren and cargo, which was lost in 1751 and not properly insured. Easson was a partner in Dyson & Company, the company that owned the cargo. Avery concluded that "Captain Mauger" ought to share in the loss sustained by his failure to obtain insurance through the proper channels. Undated but ca.1753-54.
Date: ca.1753-54
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/21
Letter, Joshua Mauger, Annapolis Royal, to Major Philipps
Regarding the loss of the sloop Wren and the appointment of arbitrators in Boston. Partial letter.
Date: 1 April 1754
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/24
Arbitration Bond, Joshua Mauger to Dyson & Co.
Wherein he is to pay £500 to Daniel Dyson, Erasmus James Philipps and John Easson for insurance that was to have been placed on sloop Wren, lost on a voyage from Annapolis Royal to Antigua. Witnessed by Joseph Deschamps and Michael Francklin.
Date: 29 April 1754
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/25
Letter, Major Erasmus J. Philipps, Annapolis Royal, to Joshua Mauger
Regarding Capt. Mauger's failure to obtain insurance on the sloop Wren, and agreeing to accept £150 as a settlement from him. John Easson and Daniel Dyson signed their approval.
Date: 26 November 1754
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/37
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson
Enclosing his account, balance of £167-10 in Easson's favour. Comments that "Mr. Mauger certainly used you extremely ill as regards the insurance," and goes on to say that by law he [Mauger] cannot be absolutely compelled to pay, but if he has any honour in him, he will give some satisfaction. Ends with "if you should get leave to come home this summer to settle your affairs, I shall be glad to see you in London."
Date: 17 March 1755
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/41
Letter, Benjamin Hallowell, Boston, to Dyson & Easson
A lengthy letter regarding recent business dealings and items disputed by Dyson and Easson, including the sale of beaver pelts, the sloop Dove, damaged goods, etc. Very instructive regarding colonial trade, commerce and mercantile relationships.
Date: 9 November 1757
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/52
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson
A lengthy letter regarding Easson's charge against Joshua Mauger for failing to take out £400 insurance on the sloop Wren and its cargo, as Easson had requested.
Date: 15 May 1754
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/10
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson
Further concerning the charge against Mauger.
Date: 10 July 1754
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/11
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