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vices whilst Simcoe was Lieut.-Governor, the latter says, ‘‘ He remained 
in my family four years, when he was called home as Major of the 
85th Regiment, then ordered to Flanders. During that period he not 
only conducted many details and important duties incidental to the 
original establishment of a colony in matters of internal regulation, to 
my entire satisfaction, but was employed in the most. confidential mea- 
sures necessary to preserve that country in peace, without violating on 
the one hand the relations of amity with the United States, and on the 
other, alienating the affections of the Indian Nations, at that period 
in open war with them. In this very critical situation, I principally 
made use of Mr. Talbot for the most confidential intercourse with the 
several Indian tribes; and occasionally with His Majesty’s Minister at 
Philadelphia; these duties without any salary or emolument he exe- 
cuted to my perfect satisfaction.” 
Simcoe defends the policy adopted by himself as Lieutenant- 
Governor, of extending the King’s bounty to all field officers who should 
settle in the Province upon the same terms as to those who had served in 
the American war, “it being obvious,” he writes, “ that it was for His 
Majesty’s interest that a loyal set of European gentlemen should, as 
speedily as possible, be obtained to take the lead in the several districts.” 
He warmly commended the Colonel’s object “by precept and example 
to enforce principles of loyalty, obedience and private industry, amongst 
those with whom he will be surrounded.” 
XI.—THE TALBOT SETTLEMENT. 
With such letters of recommendation it is not to be wondered at 
that, within four days after the date of Simcoe’s communication, Talbot 
was the bearer of a letter from Lord Hobart to Lieutenant-General 
Hunter, then Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, in furtherance 
of his plans, but with certain modifications. If Yarmouth was already 
appropriated, the bearer was to have his lands in any other Township 
he might select. The settlers were to be either from the continent of 
Europe or from America and to be placed on Talbot’s original grant 
of 5,000 acres. This would provide for one hundred families. A 
sufficient proportion of the Township was “for the present” to “be 
reserved for the purpose of hereafter appropriating to him according 
to circumstances ” 200 acres for every family he might induce to settle 
there. 
This arrangement would call for a maximum grant of 20,000 acres 
for Colonel Talbot’s own benefit. He actually succeeded, as will appear 
hereafter, in securing grants amounting to upwards of seventy thousand 
acres. 
