Easson, John, 1715-1790 to David Easson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00191 Author/Creator: Easson, John, 1715-1790 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 18, 1773 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 30 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Discusses various business matters and give instructions to his son in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Provides a brief account of the Boston Tea Party and advises David to take good care of any remaining tea he has, since there will be no more forthcoming. Written from the commonsense perspective of a man in commerce worried about losses from rowdy Bostonians. Easson was a Boston merchant.
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