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Letter from Mr. Proulx, 8 May 1775

Letter from Proulx to James Morrison, expressing concern for Morrison's health and discussing an amount of wheat that he could sell to Morrison, along with Mr. de la Corne.

Letter, 20 April 1776

Partial, unsigned letter addressed to James Morrison. Letter's contents describe the sinking of the ship Swift Bay in the English Channel following an accident, along with news and speculation about the American Revolutionary War (including Montgomery's defeat at Quebec), as well as discussion of a drop in the price of beaver pelts which the writer attributes to the events of the war.

Letter from John Mompason, 2 June 1781

Letter from John Mompason to James Morrison. Contents of letter include concern for Mrs. Morrison's health, a lost barrel of rum that Morrison had sent to him, rumours that Lt. Gov. Sinclair may face a civil prosecution, and complaints about the difficulty of obtaining changes in posting, and lost revenue by traders, both caused by the Lt. Gov.

Letter from Samuel Morrison, 24 April 1784

Letter from Samuel Morrison to his uncle James Morrison. Letter concerns commercial and political news following the end of the American Revolutionary War, with prices for goods including molasses, gin, tobacco, flour, rum, and sugar, and personal news, including the deaths of his son and several of his nephews from smallpox.

Letter from Robert Woolsey, 21 June 1784

Letter from Robert Woolsey to James Morrison, including copied note from David Grant and invoices related to insurance Grant took out for Portuguese and Spanish gold coins.

Letter from I. Kirkman, 15 January 1786

Letter from I. Kirkman to James Morrison, informing him that the harvest in the upper posts is nearly over and encouraging Morrison to apply to the Commander in Chief for exclusive rights to sell alcohol in Niagara. Also includes some political and military news.

Letter from Benjamin Thompson, 18 January 1786

Letter from Benjamin Thompson to James Morrison about compensation Morrison has claimed against the American Government. According to a previous inventory, this amount was for unpaid goods supplied to the American government during the Revolutionary War.

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