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Account, Mrs. Ann Walker with John Easson

For cotton, wool, tobacco, corn, coffee, cart wheels, molasses, etc.

Date: 5 November 1774

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/50


Receipt, Andrew Ritchie, Annapolis Royal

For £1-2-4 from David Easson.

Date: 24 December 1774

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/86


Account, John Ritchie with John Easson

Covering rent of store house, rent of house and garden, nails, etc..

Date: n.d.

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/41.1


Account, John Ritchie with John & David Easson

Covering wood, sugar, molasses, mast for a sloop, etc..

Date: 25 January 1775 - 15 May 1779

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/41.2


Account, John Easson with William Hunter

For men's and women's hose, shoes, pins, buttons, etc., from 2 November 1775.

Date: 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/27


Account, John Easson with John Ritchie

Covering tallow, linen, dry goods, etc.

Date: 1 April 1778 - 20 June 1780

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/41.3


Account, John Easson with John Ritchie

Covering nails, lumber, rent of store house, wood, sugar, molasses, dry goods, etc..

Date: 12 April 1778 - 14 October 1783

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/41.4


Indenture, John Easson to Silas and Eunice Balcom, all of Annapolis Royal

Leasing to them a parcel of land at Annapolis Royal known as the French Camps, in consideration for their building 10 rods of stone wall a year, or paying £3 annually. A contemporary copy and the original (in fragile condition with parts missing).

Date: 13 May 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/93


Memorandum of Agreement between Jonathan Leonard, Granville, and John Easson, Abednego Ricketson, and John Persons, all of Annapolis Royal

Detailed agreement outlining terms by which marsh dykes and an aboiteau over Easson's Creek ("so called") will be built by Leonard, with subsequent payment from the others.

Date: 6 June 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/94


Bill of Exchange, drawn by David Easson on Isaac Deschamps in favour of James Monk

For £6-19-1 in discharge of a Writ of Error prosecuted in the Supreme Court by John Payzant against Easson. Draft is endorsed.

Date: 5 July 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/95


Letter from W. Spry, Spryfield, to David Easson

Regarding the purchase of a horse.

Date: 23 July 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/96

Transcript available


Account, John Ritchie with David Easson

For shingles, wood, paint, carting goods and going to Digby.

Date: 30 August 1775 - 23 February 1776

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/87.1.2


Account, David Easson with Benjamin Vincent, Boston

For two barrels of flour.

Date: 25 September 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/95


Letter of Permission, General Sir Thomas Gage, Boston

Letter signed by Gage, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief over His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay, and Vice Admiral of the same, authorizing the sloop Jenny, George Mitchell, master, to take on barrels, rum, and sugar for Annapolis Royal and St. Mary's Bay, and to return with stock and fuel for the use of the garrison at Boston.

Date: 27 September 1775

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/97

Transcript available


"Furs in Possession of Mr. John Easton, Belonging to Mr. Robert Fletcher"

Undated list.

Date: n.d.

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/22.1


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