[COYNE] THE TALBOT PAPERS 157 
the day before I returned to delaware, Mr. B. Bruster Brigham ! had 
assembled my Company of Militia and told the men, that he had orders 
from Lieut. Col. Bostwick, to take a Certain number from among them 
to fill up his rifel Company, and if not that he should select a Certain 
number of musket men. I asked him by what authority he intertaired 
with my Company—he made answer by orders of Lieut. Col. Bostwick. 
I tould him if such measures were legal that, I was not acquainted 
with it, and that I would acquent your Honor.with the proceeding, 
and yesterday he marched them off and lkewise told the men if they 
did not go that Col. Bostwick would fetch them with a file of men, 
what number he tuck I cannot say— Mr. Dingman Can perhaps give 
you some account as he saw the men. 
I have the Honor to 
be your Honors most 
obedient and Very 
Humble Servt. 
DANIEL SPRINGER. 
Colonel Talbot. 
Chief Justice Scott to Talbot. 
My Dear Sir— Yorke Sepr. 12. 1812. 
I return you my sincere thanks for your letter of the 29th of 
August. The loss which you have sustained I most truly regret. It 
is certainly no reasonable consolation, yet we all take some degree of 
comfort to ourselves, when we find that we are not the only sufferers, 
and that others share with us in our misfortunes. The rains here 
have done great mischief here, where we had no Enemy but the season 
to contend with. 
I consider myself equally interested with you in the return of our 
worthy friend the Govr. I have not heard from him since I wrote 
to you last, he was then in great hopes of returning soon amongst 
us,— but alas in this world what are hopes— Mrs. Gore was much 
better they both have found every attention from their Friends put 
they both wish to return. The Prince Regent in the most familiar 
manner acknowledged the Govr. as an old acquaintance & put him in 
mind of their having served together. I had yesterday a Letter from 
Gen]. Brock who seems to expect that matters would soon be brought 


1Captain Bela Brewster Brigham of Delaware, captured 31st January, 
1814, along with Captain Springer. 
