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Burwell, since he was here on the 12th instant, when he received the 
Instructions to connect the Talbot Road with the Road through West- 
minster, as well as to lay out the Road from Southwold to Amherst- 
burgh. 
In copying the Governor’s orders into our books, a line was omitted 
(but without injuring the sense of the paragraph) which directed the 
connecting of the Westminster Road with Port Talbot, and thought it 
was impressed on my mind, that such were His Excellency’s Intentions 
I was about to make application to Major Halton on the subject, when 
I was induced in the first place to refer to the original orders. I am 
very sorry you should have a moment's anxiety on the subject. 
Mr. Burwell took with him all the Plans excepting two & they 
are now sent under your address, which he may want to direct him in 
cpening the Roads under orders of Survey, the plans omitted and now 
sent, are of Mersea and Malden—I likewise send you a reduced Plan 
of Mr. Chewett’s of the western half of this Province beginning at the 
eastern boundary of the County of York. From this plan be so kind 
as to allow Mr. Burwell to take such copy as he may find necessary to 
facilitate his operations. 
T have made a minute to remove the Clergy Reserve from No. 14— 
3rd Concession of Bayham to Lot No. 1 in the same Concession, agree- 
ably to your request, and which I shall submit to His Excellency as 
soon as he returns from Niagara, which we expect will be tomorrow. 
The final settling of the Reserves, till the Road is laid out, I shall 
also recommend, in manner as you suggest as the best means of pre- 
venting injury being done to the settlement. 
Altho’ the settling of the extensive Tract around you will unavoid- 
ably give you some trouble & much anxiety, yet the peopling of so fine 
a country, with loyal & industrious inhabitants, will bring its own 
recompense in the satisfaction you must feel, in being so instrumental 
in accomplishing the best wishes of the Government. Mrs. R. is much 
obliged in yr. remembrance of her. 
I am my dear sir 
very faithfully yours 
THos. RipourT, 
Sr. Gen’l. 
The Honble 
Col. Talbot 
Port Talbot 

