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Lumber List

Undated page recording pine and oak planks and square timbers, thicknesses and costs; probably produced at the Easson saw mill.

Date: ca.1781

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/125


"A Map of 15 Lots of Land near the Cape in Township of Annapolis ... "

" ... surveyed and divided for Colonel Barclay and Others" by Thomas Millidge. (Original and copy)

Date: April 1797

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives F/230 - ca.1797 M/3


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


"Memorandum of My time and Expenses"

Probably written by John Easson, including charge for time "in search of masts at Annapolys."

Date: 17 April 1780

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/117


Memorandum, Israel Andrews, Windsor

Concerning Mr. Easson's expenses for a horse to Halifax and expenses at Andrew's house.

Date: 2 April 1784

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 A/139


Memorial, David Easson to Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Thomas Carleton

Draft of petition for a grant of 10,000 acres of land for himself and his brother, William, adjacent to land alloted to the York volunteers. This appears to be an updated copy of his petition of 1784, now mentioning that he is petitioning for a new grant, having relinquished land purchased at Shepody, 1796, by his father; and claiming that he [David Easson] has "acted as Superintendant of Indians and otherwise been among them on the most trying of occasions for the good of His Majesty's service and the tranquillity of the province…." (Incomplete)

Date: n.d. but ca.1796

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/105


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


Minutes and resolutions, Board of Directors of the Acadia Coal Company

Report tendered by the Vice-President, Mr. Clendenin, on his recent visit to Nova Scotia; he was accompanied there by Dr. Charles F. Ingham, an engineer retained to examine and report on the progress of the company's Pictou County mines and railroads.

Date: 4 November 1867

Reference: Easson-Hoyt Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 2166 H/110.2


Miscellaneous Account

For rum, tobacco, other items, and with names Mrs. Nichols, Major Philipps, Dyson, Ambrose Melanson, Whitchurch, Cowley, etc.

Date: N.d.

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/9


Miscellaneous Account

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

Date: 1772

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


Miscellaneous Account

Sales to various customers, including Captain Rudyard, Pol Melanson, Hibbard Newton, etc. Document torn and incomplete.

Date: November 1751

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/2.1


Miscellaneous Account

Listing goods purchased (mostly foodstuffs) and some payments; many names, including Abraham Wheelock, William Winniett, Edward Calnek, etc.

Date: N.d.

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/2.2


Miscellaneous Account, David Easson

For 51 days' duty and rations; also for Charles Mott, 18 days' duty and rations. Possibly related to activities in B/58.

Date: n.d.

Reference: Easson family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 vol. 3478 B/59


Miscellaneous List of Three Names

Unidentified and undated [very early] scrap of paper containing names Lieut. Dodd, Commander of the Diligent, Mr. Harris, Purser of the Albany, and Mr. Sugar, Purser of the Vulture.

Date: n.d.

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


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