Includes charge for goods shipped in the Thomas Davies £28-12-6. Easson's balance owing £55-4-2.

Date: 30 April 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/76

Survey and marking of pine timber, conducted in [district of ] Clare by Barteaux, for Arnay [?] Sonay [Saulnier].

Date: 7 May 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/61

Payment from David Easson.

Date: 8 June 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/68

Enclosing his account current up to 30 April last, with £55-4-2 owing to them.

Date: 12 July 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/77

Easson to load vessel with pine and spruce not less than 10 inches square and 20 feet long, as soon as the vessel arrives at Sabing's [Sabean's?] Cove, Sissiboo, NS.

Date: 20 August 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/78

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For coal and shovels purchased and paid for by "Mr. Easson."

Date: 21 August 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/79

Drafted in London as Easson ("Merchant") was preparing to return to Annapolis Royal; signed 16 August 1771; proved 17 January 1795. (Copy)

Date: 16 August 1771

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/24

For purchase of cotton and wool at £10-4-11.

Date: 5 September 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/80

For foodstuffs, rum, shoes, etc. totalling £18-3-3-4

Date: 21 October 1771

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

Received from E. Winter Calef, one barrel of shoes, which he [Jarvis] will deliver to Mr. Danks in Cumberland.

Date: 12 October 1771

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/57

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Mostly for grains, tobacco, rum, and food.

Date: 1772

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/38.1

For dry goods, rum and farm produce; fragment of document.

Date: 1772

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/10

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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Criticizing David's handling of the timber biusiness.

Date: 26 January 1772

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/26

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Disputing the satisfactory completion of a contract to supply timber carried on Ross's ship, Adamson master.

Date: 19 March 1772

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/27

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