110 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
W. Halton to Colonel Talbot. 
York 15th March 1811. 
My Dear Colonel, 
The Governor having desired your friend Mr. Shenich to call at 
a very barbarous hour tomorrow morning I must steal a quarter of an 
hour before Dinner ready to acknowledge and answer your Dispatch 
brought by the above named Messenger. 
First we all rejoice that the most valuable Person in the Province, 
was safely restored to his Domestick Comforts.—Next, His Excellency 
desires me to say, he approves entirely of what you have done, and 
requests you will continue rigidly to enforce His Orders as contained 
in your Letters. I regret very much the conduct of my friend S. 
Zelotes. He seems to be rather more attached to the Concerns of this 
world, than the Original Person from whence he took his name—But 
I suppose its all fish that come to His Net. Mrs. Gore is considerably 
better and desires her kindest Regards—I have nothing new & hope 
you have received my letter by Sovereign. He took Mr. Rolph’s Com- 
mission & I put one into his Hands app. Him Surrogate—on which the 
Beast never uttered a single word. Should your brother marry into 
the Honble family of the Rolph’s We‘l] displace Sovereign if you should 
wish it. To convey to you everything, that’s interesting, I enclose the 
last York Gazette, to which I also add the last from Kingston. The 
Toronto sailed to-day with the Niagara Members. Believe mé ever my 
dear Colonel very faithfully yours, ; 
W. Hatton. 
The Hon’ble Colonel Talbot. 
Lieutenant-Governor Francis Gore to Colonel Talbot (1811). 
Saturday Morning 16 March 
8 o‘clock P.M. 
Major snoring. 
My Dear Talbot, 
You must take small scraps from me and give me credit for good 
intentions towards you I am to have leave to visit England, therefore 
impose your Commissions—I shall send you the most improved Imple- 
ments of Agriculture. 
Do not let that Rascal Watson slip through those delicate hands 
of yours—You acted most prudently and judiciously by warning him 
of his danger in my name Would to God every one in the Province 
would use it to so good a purpose. 

