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prisoners was immense—T shall lose no time in forwarding you the 
confirmation when it arrives— 
I send you some garden seeds—also some packets addressed to you 
from Niagara & York— 
The Governor says you are in part mistaken in Watson’s business— 
& that he is still to have the recommending & settling of the Lower 
Canada settlers—By the Bye he is a most infamous rascal he represented 
you at York as concerned with him in the speculation—and dwelt much 
on a letter which he had induced you to write to him which of course 
was merely to shew that he was not an impostor. 
The following persons have paid fees on Lands—Moses Plant, 
Isaac Crane, Jesse Tyrrel or Turrel has also lodged money but it was 
in my absence & Mr. Bell (?) gave him a transferable receipt I expect 
him to call soon when his business shall be done— 
I shall forward Crane’s & Plant’s Petitions & Certify that they 
have been accepted by you— 
No accounts as yet of your Brother— 
Adieu—always very faithfully 
Yours 
Ros. NIcHot. 
I have no tea kettles at present. 
The Honble Colonel Talbot 
Port Talbot. 
Colonel Talbot to Surveyor General Ridout (Draft of letter). 
Port Talbot 4th June 1811 
My Dear Sir 
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter dated the 15th and 
and 17th of last month with their enclosures for which I return you 
many thanks—Mr. Burwell left Port Talbot on Sunday last for York 
for the purpose of receiving his instructions—I understood from him 
that there had some mistake occurred respecting the particular surveys 
that I had submitted to the Lieutenant Governor’s consideration and 
which His Excellency was pleased to approve of, and direct Major 
Halton to communicate his orders on the subject to you—I am almost 
positive that Major Halton wrote the notes (I think) which I carried 
myself to The Surveyor General’s office—No. 1 that Mr. Burwell shd. 
run a line and lay out lots thereon under my direction to connect the 

