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until he gets to Lake Huron. It is notorious that all the surveyors of 

 the Province have most corrupt taste and conceive it worse than murder 

 to run any other than a straight line. On the contrary he must keep 

 the middle of the ridge, let it wind as it may. And in the commence- 

 ment I would not exceed two Ranges of Lots on each side of the Eoad, 

 and when these are all settled to run out more, and no deed to issue till 

 the settler had actually completed his settlement duties and resided on 

 his lot 5 years. This is enough for the present. 



My next scheme is to endeavor to prevail on the Chief and yrself to 

 get on your Horses the latter part of May and visit Piort Talbot, for I 

 sh'd despair of seeing you, if you put off the trip until the summer, when 

 most probably you will be constantly busy in receiving and disposing of 

 emigrants. If you are disposed to confer a compliment, be with me 

 before the Talbot anniversary, wh will be on Monday, the 23rd of May, 

 the proper day is the 21st wh will be Saturday this year, consequently 

 the Festivity would interfere with Sunday and I hope that the Roads 

 will be in good order by that time. As yet, we have had a most back- 

 ward and wet Spring, constant rain and cold weather, such as I have 

 not experienced since I settled here. 



A few days ago, I received a letter from Mr. David Browne, which 

 surpasses those he wrote to Sir John Colborne in point of oddity. You 

 will much oblige me by enquiring in one of your walks how they sell the 

 Lathing which I saw in bundles at York, how much a 1,000 or bundle, 

 and let me know, when you next write. Now with kindest remembrances 

 to the Chief & Mrs. Robinson believe me very sincerely yrs. 



Thomas Talbot. 



I forgot to mention that I told the person who enquired about the 

 Clergy lot, No. 3, 4th concession of Southwold, that the price was twelve 

 shillings six pence per acre. 



The Honble Peter Robinson 



Commisr. of Crown Land 

 York. 



(From the Crown Lands Department.) 



Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson. 



Port Talbot, May 2, 1831. 



My Dear Commissioner : I have received yours of the 24:th of April, 

 and regret sincerely to hear that you have been such an invalid, and 

 hope that this may find your health restored. 



