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Letter from John Antill, 24 May 1790

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison. The letter mentions the arrival of the ships Mary Anne and Queen in Quebec City, requests that Morrison speak to Alex Henry about a sum of money, and discusses the illness of Gray and the possibility of Antill succeeding him should he die.

Letter from John Antill, 12 October 1789

Letter from John Antill, likely to James Morrison, with business updates about shipments of tar and rum, and a request to visit Lindsay in prison and to try to get some of the payment that he owes.

Letter from Woolsey & O'Hara, 20 July 1789

Letter from Woolsey & O'Hara to James Morrison with commercial news, especially about a potential flour shortage and about the success of the year's crops, with a postscript about current political and military events. Includes a list of prices for several goods: rum, molasses, Jamaica rum, loaf sugar, coarse flour, cheese, soap, English mould candles, green tea, Spanish red wine, and others.

Letter from Hugh Finlay, 9 October 1788

Letter from Hugh Finlay (Superintendent of the Matîres de Poste) to Caleb Green confirming that Finlay will send Green a commission to run post offices in Laprairie, St. Johns (the English name for Fort Saint-Jean at Saint-Jean-sur Richelieu), and a third halfway between the two. The commission includes the right to offer transportation to travellers between Laprairie and Longueuil.

Letter from Edward Harrison, 18 February 1788

Letter from Edwd Harrison to James Morrison about political events, including his concern about the possibility of another war with France, and some business, including the price of wheat.

Letter from Robert Woolsey, 23 August 1787

Letter from R. Woolsey to Morrison about business, including the sale of wax and candles, and a description of a social event involving the prince (possibly Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn), likely his birthday celebrations on 21 August.

Letter from Robert Woolsey, 20 August 1787

Letter from R. Woolsey to Morrison with general news, including information and account of sugar shipped to Morrison and news of the visit of a prince (likely Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn) and the planned celebration of his birthday for the following day.

Letter from Robert Woolsey, 25 April 1787

Letter from R. Woolsey to Morrison with general news, follow up about birds and chairs from last letter, as well as information about the hiring of a cooper to make dry and wet casks.

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