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Letter, William Easson, London, to his father, John Easson
Business and personal matters. (Incomplete)
Date: 25 October 1773
Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/32
Letter, William Easson, London, to his father, John Easson
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
Letter, William Easson, London, to his father, John Easson
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
Letter, William Easson, New York, to his mother, Elizabeth Easson
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
Letter, William G. Bailey to Alexander Easson
Bailey has named Surveyor Harris to act for Easson, and the others have nominated Millidge to try to settle the dispute.
Date: 13 June 1814
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/209
Letter, William G. Bailey to Elizabeth Easson
Advising that the Court of Inquiry into Bath's [?] suit has been put off; he will consult with Mr. Haliburton when the latter arrives.
Date: 8 June 1816
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/99
Letter, William J. Almon, Surgeon to the Royal Artillery, Halifax
Certifying that Stephen Goldsmith has had a fever for three months, and recommending "a sea voyage to a warmer atmosphere."
Date: 13 March 1783
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/130
Letter, William Robertson to Elizabeth Easson
Requesting a discount for the bearer, A[u]gustus Grevoy.
Date: 3 September 1794
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/126
Letter, William Saunders, Placentia, to John Easson
Saunders, apparently a military friend, writes, "it would be the greatest cruelty to think of ordering you to this place. I have Mr. Pringle Wilson to be here to mark out a Battery. You may depend I shall speak to him about you." At the end, "I have sent you a quintal of our Best fish to the care of my Mother at Boston to find you the first opportunity."
Date: 11 September 1773
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/87
Letter, William Saunders, Placentia, to John Easson
Asking Easson to help his brother find a good farm for £100 and wondering if "Mr. Butler at Halifax would be a safe place to lodge the money."
Date: 21 September 1773
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/88
Letter, William Saunders, Placentia, to John Easson
Saunders arrived on 2 May after only 18 days and a fine passage. Letter sent to "John Easson at Boston" by way of the David, going to New York for a cargo of bread flour. Saunders suggests Easson get a doctor's certificate that he is not well and send it to Mr. Grossard, so Easson can get his leave.
Date: June 1774
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/90
Letters of Administration, Estate of David Easson, Yeoman
Zeruviah Easson, widow, and Benjamin Fairn appointed to administer the estate of the late David Easson, intestate. Issued by William Winniett, Judge of the Probate Court.
Date: 9 February 1813
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/197
Letters of Guardianship for the late David Easson's Three Minor Children
Granted to Easson's widow, Zeruiah Easson, for Elizabeth, aged six years nine months; Mary Fisher, aged three years ten months; and for John, aged two years two months. The children to be educated in the Protestant religion until each reaches the age of twenty-one years. Signed by Governor Sir John Coape Sherbrooke.
Date: 10 March 1813
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/203
List of items sold to Major Philips and others
Including items to George Cotner "on account of the Anson's Port Bill", totalling £9-6-8; also "I pair stockings" to Felix Doucett.
Date: 26 February 1752
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/12
List of names
Undated four-page list of names and amounts after each one.
Date: n.d.
Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/175