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I have the honour of perfectly coincide with Your Excellency in 
the propriety of my continuing the agency for Mr. Watson’s Settlers, 
as, shd. I decline acting, it would have the appearance of timidity on 
my part, and also occasion such serious additional trouble and expense 
to his people in being compeled personally to attend the Executive 
Council, that it might deter many valuable subjects from settling in 
the Province. I can execute the trust reposed in me, without occa- 
sioning any further invitation, and permit me to assure your Excellency 
that my endeavours will ever tend to the support of that character of 
dignity which the Government so justly merits—and I am confident 
that not any instance of my abusing will ever occur of the Crown pro- 
perty committed to my guardianship. 
Permit me now my dear sir, to express to you, that it is with real 
grief, that I am led from yr. letter to apprehend a change for the worse 
in the state of Mrs. Gore’s health perhaps the uncertainty of her revisit- 
ing England so soon as she had anticipated may in a great measure 
occasion her depression, have the goodness to present her my. kindest 
regards and sincere prayers for her happiness. I have judged it pru- 
dent to forward the Indian who brought your dispatch with this letter 
and beg leave to recommend him to the bounty of the Indian Depart’t. 
Surveyor General Ridout to Colonel Talbot. 
York 15 May 1811. 
My dear Sir 
Agreeably to your request I commit to the care of Mr. Nichol 
this Letter & a sketch shew’g the Location of Francois & Denis Drouil- 
lard in Harwich. I should also have given you in charge to Mr. Nichol, 
the Inspection and plans for Mr. Burwell’s Survey—but Mr. Chewitt 
having been confined for the week past by lameness, I shall not have 
them ready till some next week—when I will send them under cover 
to Mr. Crooks at Niagara for M. Burwell as he desired— 
I write in haste, but 
am Dear Sir ‘ 
Very truly yours 
T. Rinour: 
S.G. 
The Honble. Col. Talbot 
Port Talbot 
on Lake Erie. 
