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charged to me, what a rogue he must be, I will give you an extract from 

 a letter 1 received from him dated the 17 of last month. ",I have the 

 " honor to inform you, that when I was in Toronto about a month ago, 

 " I made arrangements with the Bank to pay the £80 on receiving the 

 " price of Lands which I had sold to a Mr. Hepburn of that place, Mr. 

 " Ridout claimed a paymenti of the whole in one sum, stating that I 

 " had lost my right to pay by instalments to this arrangement I was of 

 " course obliged to submit. I expect to have the Deed executed soon, 

 " The only difficulty consisting in Mrs. Alison being obliged to sign her 

 " bar of dower before two Magistrates of the Western Dist for that pur- 

 " pose she will be obliged to walk to the Lake Shore. My son has sold 

 " his land and when I get the money, I shall with many thanks repay you 

 " the £20 odd which you are in advance for me " — I shall take care never 

 to indorse again, so quit this disagreeable subject but I request that you 

 write to me soon stating what is necessary for me to do in transferring 

 my debt to you — What a sad season it has been, and still so cold and 

 backward, fruit of every description completely destroyed. I sincerely 

 hope that Mrs. 'Allan, yourself and all that belong to you are in the 

 enjoyment of good health — I am waiting with the greatest anxiety to 

 hear what measures the Govt, at home will adopt to settle the fate of 

 Canada. It would be a dreadful thing if the seat of Government was 

 removed — I presume that Hagerman if not detained by the Committee, 

 must soon arrive with his young wife. Now with my kindest remem- 

 brance to Mrs. Allan believe me My dear Allan 



Always most Truly Yrs 

 Thomas Talbot. 

 (Allan Papers) 



George H. Markland^ to Talbot. 



18th November 1834 

 My dear Sir ' ~ 



I have to acknowledge the receipt of Two hundred and fifteen 

 pounds eight shillings and five pence from Major Airey on account of 

 School land sold by you. A short time since 1 issued a Certificate in 

 favor of Edward H. McKay he having presented me with your receipt 

 for L.50-10-3l^ which I trust was all correct. 



We are quite well, anticipating the approach of a stormy radical 

 session which will no doubt be a nuisance to all quiet well disposed 

 persons. 



1 Aften\'ard a member of the Executive Council. 



