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Talbot Road with the Road thro’ Westminster—No. 2 to continue my 
Road as stated by you to Amherstburgh. No. 3 that the vacant Lots 
in Yarmouth shd. be reserved for me to recommend settlers for, No. 4 
that Mallahide & Bayham shd. be reserved in like manner for my 
recommendation—To connect the Talbot Road with Westminster is of 
the first consequence as without that all my exertions for affording 
facility of communication thro’ this western part of the Province will 
be incomplete, as the country situated to the north has not any other 
vent or means of transporting its produce but by Port Talbot without 
the lengthy land carriage from Westminster thro’ Dorchester Oxford 
Burford &c. to the Head of Lake Ontario or else by the River Thames 
which is also attended with much loss of time and expense whereas 
the distance by the route that I contemplated to run the road, will 
not far exceed 20 miles—I have directed Mr. Burwell to proceed to 
York and request of you to examine the Office Books for His Excellency’s 
Order on the subject and shd. you not be able to find it,* I am to entreat 
that you will wait upon the Lieut. Govr. and explain to His Excellency 
my anxiety for carrying into effect the connection of the Talbot Road 
with that thro’? Westminster with as little delay as possible having at 
the present time an opportunity of placing a most valuable description 
of settlers upon it, who have lately arrived from Nova Scotia, in fact 
there are some there actually at work on the ground where I had pro- 
posed the road to pass. I was led to allow them to go on it from not 
harbouring a doubt but that Mr. Burwell would have long ere this had 
his orders to run the line agreeably to the Governor’s directions given by 
whilst I was at York last winter. 
I have received the mem’n describing the placing of the reserves 
in the rear of those that would have fallen upon the Talbot Road and 
would be glad if you would defer the final arrangement. of them till 
after Mr. Burwell has completed his survey when 
Surveyor General Ridout to Colonel Talbot. 
Surveyor Genl. Office 
York 19 June 1811 
My Dear Sir, 
IT am this day only, favoured with your letter of the 4th Instant, 
but am pleased to think, that ere this time you may have seen Mr. 


2The remainder of this draft of letter is written on the back of Col. 
Nichol’s letter of May 31. 
