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go by horses or by water—from one of these small ones, one of the largest 
size can readily be made. I return Mrs. Smyth’s sketch of the book- 
case—we hope she is pretty well to-day. 
Best love to A. M. & A. 
from yrs. affectly, 
L. C. BEAUFORT. 
W. M. Smyth’s letter is addressed on outside, 
Wm. Talbot Esqr., 
Care of Messrs. Crooks, 
Niagara, 
New York State, 
North America. 
(Stamped) Paid Oct. 25, 1810. 
Simon Zelotes Watson to the Executive Council. 
The Honorable Members of His Majesty’s Executive Council of the 
Province of Upper Canada, &e. &e. &e. in Council 
The Petition of Simon Zelotes Watson of the Township of West- 
minster Most Respfully Sheweth 
That your Petitioner having been permitted to settle the broken 
front and two Concessions in the said Township of Westminster by 
himself and followers; that many of his said followers with their 
families will be obliged to come into this Province (some by land and 
others by water) via Niagara; that to be obliged to come to the Seat 
of Government of this Province to report themselves will greatly add 
to the Expense, hardships and delays of a long and tedious journey; 
that Port Talbot being in the vicinity of the said Township of West- 
minster 
Your Petitioner humbly prays that he may be permited to report 
his said followers to Thomas Talbot Esquire and that his approbation 
of their being fit persons to become settlers on the vacant Lands of the 
Crown, shall be a sufficient authority for your Petitioner to return them 
to the Government as his followers to settle on the lands alloted to him 
and them in the said Townships. 
And he as in duty bound will 
ever pray 
SIMON ZELOTES WATSON. 
York 15th February 1811. 
