Two Hundred Years of Family and Community Life in Nova Scotia
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Indenture between His Grace John, Duke of Argyll & Greenwich, Master-General of HM Ordance, and John Easson, Carpenter Providing supplies to Easson "for his use in his Passage & at Annapolis Royal: "Flock Bedd and Bolster, Blankett, Sheets and Coverlett." Date: 28 May 1734 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/1
Letter, W. Bogdani, Tower of London, to John Easson Regarding Easson's accounts and Ordnance business. Date: 21 January 1743 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/2
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson Regarding Easson's accounts and Ordnance business; will send Easson a good silver watch and a case of razors. Date: 17 August 1753 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/9
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 no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/10
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson Further concerning the charge against Mauger. Date: 10 July 1754 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/11
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson Sending a small box of seeds directed to Samuel Austin in Boston, and enclosing a letter for Easson. Date: 20 March 1755 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/12
Letter, W. Bogdani, London, to Mrs. Cowley Concerning her late husband's accounts and her situation as a widow: "I am very sorry to say it, but I find by all accounts that he died in Debt greatly…nor is there any precendent for a pension to an Engineer's Widow." Date: 4 May 1755 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/13
Letter, Thomas Lane, London, to John Easson Regarding Easson's accounts and Ordnance business, and informing Easson that he [Lane] is now in partnership with Benjamin Booth. Date: 26 May 1756 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/14
Letter, W. Bogdani, London, to John Easson Concerning leave of absence for Easson, which he had requested be deferred, since he [Easson] "did not think it prudent to leave Annapolis at present there having been such an Aleration in Publick affairs since [his] leave was greanted." Date: 21 August 1756 Reference no.: Easson-Hoyt NSARM MG 1 vol. 2166 H/15