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New York. 6th Ap. 1803/ Patrick Whealand came to me. 



To order from Mt. Real | of Inch Square. 1 Bar an Inch Square and flat Bars 2 



Inches Wide, the greater proportion of the | the amount 5 Cwt. & one 



Cwt. of Steel — Crawley Steel. 



New York 6th Apl. 1803. Patrick Whealand came to me. 



New York 6th Apl. 1803, hired Pat. Whealon at the rate of 11 Dolrs. pr. Month. 



York 6th May 1803, hired Geo. Crane at the rate of 9 Dolrs per month. 



Niagara Uth May, 1803, hired Saml. Rogers'- at the rate of 9 Dolrs. per month. 



Sunday 22nd May 1803 took possession of Dunwich (in ink over pencilled 

 writing). 



Port Talbot 31st May 1803 hired William Caffry at 9 Dolrs. pr. month. 



Port Talbot, 13th June 1803 Danl. Walker came to live with me. 



Took James Witton and his apprentice^ from Niagara for Port Talbot 25th 

 June 1804. 



26th at Queenston two pr. of Socks 10s. 

 26th at Chippawa in Cash 8s. 



18th Sepr. 1804. by Bill to Mr. Quetton St. George datd. York JtlOO Sterg.— 60 days 

 sight. 



Thursday 10th Sept. 1805* Billinger came to trade for the use of my oxen. 



Friday 11th Sept. Billinger's son came for ye oxen & same day agreed with 



Billinger that He sd. have ye oxen for 10 days from that date @ 9 Dolrs 



for a Ton of his Hay. 

 Tuesday 15th Sept. he put the oxen back to my field. 



25th. went with Powers to know when I sd. send for Hay he said on the 



30th when I went again with Powers and my servant to receive the Hay. 



^ Talbot was on his way to Upper Canada having left England early in Feb- 

 ruary, with instructions from the Colonial Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor 

 to enable Talbot to establish a settlement. 



' This and the two preceding entries were made by Talbot on his way to the 

 settlement. The four emploj^ees who accompanied him were William Powers, 

 Patrick Whealon, George Crane and Samuel Rogers. Crane was the first settler 

 to take up land in Dunwich, after Talbot. 



■'See ante, pages 79 to 89 as to these two men 



'This date is not clearly written. It may be 1803 or 1801. 



