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consequence, in my opinion, must be a change of tlie ministry, if so, I 

 hope that Sir George Murray may not be again our Master. 



I was greatly disappointed in not getting better accounts of your 

 health, as your former report was far more flattering; if cold weather 

 agrees with you, you have it in perfection, it beats any season at an early 

 stage that I have experienced in Upper Canada, and I never was worse 

 prepared for it, my House more open than a Barn, and the part I feel 

 most the loss of is the cellar, having for the first time sent my Pears and 

 apples this year to the press, and after paying the 3d I got ten Barls oJ' 

 Perry and fifty of Cider, and I now am aggravated to the greatest degree 

 by the whole being hard frozen. Also my Cattle gives me much an- 

 noyance, in consequence of Elliott not taking them, he wrote that if I 

 would keep them until Xss that he would come for them, but that is 

 quite impossible, for the feed it would require to keep them in Beef 

 order, I should consume all my Hay and the remainder of my Stock 

 die before Spring. I had thirty good Beeves for him, so much for 

 grievances. 



My intention is at present, wind and weather permitting, to set out 

 for York the 2nd or 3rd of Jany., and I feel impatient to see and con- 

 verse with you, I have not any faith in Sir John's plans for the new 

 Surveyed Tract. 'This I hope will find all my flourishing to all of whom 

 I send my best regards. I wrote to the Chief and he must have got my 

 letter very soon after he wrote to me. Believe me very faithfully yrs 



Thomas Talbot. 

 (From the Crown Lands Department.) 



Talbot to Hon. Peter Kobinpon. 



Port Talbot, Feb. 2nd., 1832. 

 My Dear Commissr. : 



A poor Scotchman has just left me (Malcolm Galbraith) who states 

 that thro' a mistake and ignorance he took possession of a wrong lot — 

 the North half of lot 24, ISTorth on the Longwood Eoad, in Ekfrid, where 

 he has been clearing. I apprize you of this, hoping that you will not 

 disturb him. I wrote to Col. Burwell some days ago requesting that he 

 wd. call on you and say that I would thank you not to dispose of any 

 of the North halves of the Lots on the North side of the Longwood Eoad 

 until I have the pleasure of seeing you at Port Talbot, when I shall be 

 obliged to you to bring with you a list of such Lots as may have been 

 thrown open by the Council, when you and myself can compare plans 

 so as to T^revent any future difficulties. 



