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Talbot to Hon. Peter Eobinson. 

 Private 



Port Talbot, Sept. 17th, 1832. 

 My Dear Commissioner: — 



It appears an age since I have received a letter from you, although 

 I have heard of you through your Brother, the Chief, which gave me 

 much pleasure to understand that you were improving in strength, and 

 of course, health. This part of the Province is also in a better state as 

 to health — however, I was sorry to learn by a note from Mount, that 

 one of the Emigrants died last week of Cholera. 



I have been tormented by those poor Scotch, Galbraith, Carrie, St. 

 Clair and Graham, of who you made a Memm. when here, as to their 

 having by mistake gone on wrong lots in Ekfrid, you will greatly oblige 

 me, by again looking over the notes you took, and inform me as soon as 

 ycu can conveniently how they can be relieved. Mount has taken all 

 the Beef Cattle I had to spare which makes me feel very comfortable, 

 and will prove of much assistance in paying my Carpenters and Masons, 

 and when Mount sends you the amount of the Beef, I'll thank you to 

 pay it into the Bank to my credit. 



'TJie weather is now charmingly warm, and will, I hope, ripen my 

 Indian Corn, mine has escaped Frost, but the severe Frosts which so 

 untimely occurred in 'Augt killed all the Corn, Potatoes and Buckwheat 

 in the Northern Townships, which must be a dreadful loss to the new 

 beginners, who had nothing else to look to for their winter's provisions. 



What has become of Major Mercer, Mr. Hall and Mr. Nieol ? 



I am at this moment busy sowing my wheat, thirty bushels, ray this 

 year's crop has turned out excellent, only nine or ten acres. Eemember 

 me most kindly to the Chief and Mrs. Eobinson, who I trust with the 

 rest of their family are enjoying good health. 



I hear that the bishop is to be up this week. 



God bless you, ever faithly yrs. 



Thomas Talbot. 



Have you recovered Bully. 



The Honourable 



Peter Eobinson, C.C.L. ♦ 



&c. &c. &c. 



York. 



(From the Crown Lands Department.) 



