&>■»■■ - UNJVE' CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND GIVEN IN 189I BY HENRY WILLIAMS SAGE Cornell University Library HD319.059 A3 1836 Documents relating, to. Talbor s., Se.ttlSlP*" olln 3 1924 030 044 881 Overs Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030044881 'No. 22.) Documents rekViting to Taibof s Settlement. 1 DOCUMENTS ■; RELATIJN'G TO TAIilESOT'S SETTIiEMEMT F. B. Head, The Lieutenant Gover- nor transmits to the House of Assembly ill compliance with its address dated .'Jrd instant and with reference to two address- es of the House, presented to his prede- cessor during the last -session, copies of several documents, containing, he hopes, all the information required on the sub- ject of the Talbot-settlement, and ac- quaints the House of Assembly that Pa- tents to the settlers located under t!ie su- perintendence of Col. Talbot are issiiedjjto them individually under the regulation of the year 1804, and the fee chargeable thereon, paid into the hands of the Re- ceiver General, to the credit of the Terri- torial Revenue of the Crown, subject to the disposition of His Majesty's Government for uses within the Province. Government House, ) 8th February, 1836. 3, Read the Green, Esq In Council, 7th May 1303. following'lctter from James Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor : — Lt. Governors Office, York, 4th May, 1803 Sir, Iain directed by the Lieutenant Governor to request that you will lay be- fore the Executive Council the enclosed extract of a letter from the Right Honor- able Lord Hobart, one of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, dated Dov/n- ing street, 15th Feb'y., 1803. (Signed) JAMES GREi'N, Secretary. John S.\i vLL, Esq* A true copy ^ JOHN BfillKIE, Clerk Executive Council. >principal Secretaries of State, dated Downing street, 15lh February 1803: '' Mr. Talbot has applied for a grant of '■land in the distant Township of Yar- " mouth in the county of Norfolk on Lake " Erie, as being from the nature of the soil- " favourable to his design of raising Hemp " for exportation, and also affording scope- " for the establishment of such a number " of families as may be induced to follow " him into the Province." In consequence of the assurances which have been re^ceived that Mr. Talbot is in every respect qualified to prosecute the un- dertaking: I am commanded by his Majesty to authorise yon to take the proper steps for passing without delay according to the usual form and subject to the custumary reservations, a Tract of Five Thousand acres in his favour in the Township above mentioned, or if the same should have been already appropriated, in any other which he may select; — You are at the' same time to give directions that a pro- portion of such townships immediately contiguous to Mr. Talbots Grant may for ihe present be reserved for the purpose of hereafter appropriating to him according to circumstances a further quantity at the rate of Two hundred acres for every- family he may induce to settle there,, either from the continent of Europe or America, — provided he shall have surrendered Fifty acres of his original grant to each family for which he may claim, and that such family shall at the time be eiitablished in the actual possession of the said Fifty acres." " I enclose a copy of Lt. General Sim- coe's letter to me forwarding Mr. Talbot's application, and from the high terms in which he is therein mentioned,! am induced to recommend him to your protection and good offices, he will have the honor of de- livering this letter to you." Tridy extracted (Signed) Ordered to sideration. Extract of a letter from the Right Hon- ocable Lord Hobart, ojie of His Majesty's JAMES GREEN, Secretary. stand over for future con- A true copy JOHN BEIKIE, Clk. Ex. Council h Cou^ClL, 4th May 1804. The committee revised the extract from the Right Honorable Lord Hobart's lettet?^ 5 Documents relating to, Talbot's Settlemenit. (No. 2-2.) relative to M;-. Talbot's application for land iii Yannouth which was read in Coun- cil the 7lh May, 1803, and ordered co stand over ibr future eorisideratipn. liocomrnend that in obedience to His Majesty's command, as contained in Lord Hobart's letter, a grant of five thousand acres of Land in Yarmouth, or any other township not appropriated, do issue to Mr. Talbot, subject to the terms comprised in the Order of the thirtieth of December, 1802. The Board is aware that Mr. Talbot has already received twelve hundred acres of tand, but is of opinion that the royal com- mand as expressed in Lord Hobart's letter, is differently penned from the orders which were transmitted respecting lands to be granted to the nvembers of the Executive Council and th« late Attorney General, in which latter cases the Board observes the orders werq express, that six thousand acres of land should be granted including what had been before granted, but no such expression appears in Lord Hobart's letter in favor of Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Talbbt slates tOi the Board that Lord Hobart knew that he had before received twelve hundred acres, and that the five thousand were intended in addition. A true copy, JOHN BEIKIE, crk Ex. ci. In Council, 26th March, 1820. Road the following letter from Colonel Talbot and the report on the subject of an additional grant of one hundred acres to active settlers under the superintendence of Col. Talbot. York, January 24, 1820. Sir, I have the honor to inform Your Ex- cellency, that I have completed the loca- tion of the lands especially put under my direction by virtue of orders from His Ma- jesty's government in England, by placing a settler upon fifty acres for every two hundred. As there are a great number of the above settlers active farmers with ample means of improvement, I beg leave to sub- mit to Your Excellency whether such as can be well recommended might not be indulged with a grant of one hundred acres additional from tjic Crown, upon paying the present fees — I am induced to mak^this ap- plication from understanding that several persons who have already been granted two hundred acres have been favored with an additional hundred under the new reg- ulations, I have, &c. (Signed) THOS. TALBOT. His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, K. C. B. &c. &c. &c. A true copy, JOHN BEIKIE, Cr/c Ex. CH. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ON THE ABOVE. May. it please Your Excellency : On a letter ad^dressed to Your Excellency by Colonel Talbot, dated 24th instant, referred to the Council by letter from Major Hillier of the 25th instant,— r- The Council considering that Col. Talbot receives two hundred acres from the crown for each settler to whom he has made a gratuitous conveyance of fifty acres, can- not recommend the proposition to grant ta such settlers one hundred acres, but upon the recently adopted principle of creating a finance by the increased charge on t he Patent, and upon such principle concur, if Your Excellency should think proper in such grant of an additional hundred acres on payment of the fee paid for the third hundred acres at this time, by such as have previously received grants for two hundred acres. All which is humbly submitted. By order, (Signed) Wm. DUMMER POWELL, C. J. A true copy, JOHN BEIKIE, Ctk Ex. Council. Sir, In Council, 17th March, 1825 Government House, March 15, 1825, I am commanded to enclose you for (No, 22.) Doeements relating to Ttilbof s Settlement. 3 the information of the Honorable the Ex- ecutive Coiinfci!, a communication fforn the honorable Col. Talbot relative to Re- muneration for his Agency in selling* Crown lands in the District of London — and with it an extract fr'om d despdtdli ad- dressed to the Lieuteiiatit Governor by my Lord- Bathnrst on the 9th April, 1822, from whte^nee His Excellency is Ifed to' con- clude tbat His Majesty's goverhfneht will not object to a fair r&mtmerationi being made to Colonel Talbot fof his siefvic^S in the matter alluded to. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient serv't, (Signe consideraiion' of the Lieutenant . Governor that^ an allow- ance of three per' cent is made to me on the proceeds of School lands in that Dis- trict sold by me in behalf of the General Board of Edtication, and to request that His Excellency will be pleased to autho- rise a similar allowance for my Agency in selling the lands of the Crown. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient, Humble servant, (Signed) THOMAS TALBOT. A true^opy, JOHN beikie; Cl7c Ex. CI. To Majer Hillier, Private Sec'y to His Exc'y the Lt. Gov'r &c. &c. &c. Extract of a letter from the Right. Hon- the Earl Bathurst, dated Downing Street, 9th April, 1822. "•I should also mention that he has " shewn me an extract of a letter which he " addressed to your private Secretary, Ma- " jor Hillier, on the 6.th October, 1820,. in " consequence of his having been reqhfist- '' ed by the Colonial Governmelat to furnish " regular and constant returns of the indi- " viduals whom he had been eraployedtd " locate without any sort of benefit to hini- " self To the proposition which he makfes, "■ viz : that he should be allowed a clerk " at the public expense, there ;may be gen- " eral grounds of objection, but I am sure " you will see the expediency of recom- " niending a dispensation of all returns " from an individual under' the peculiar "■ circumstances in which Colonel Talbot " stands, which are not essentially neces- " sary for ascertaining whether the condi- " tions upon which the grarits have been " made are duly complied with ; or if the " public service requil-e^ that they shbiild " be furnished, that thd last ought not tb " be irnposed without some adequate con- " sid6ration of this nature." Truly extracted, (Signed) G. HILLIER. A tru« dopy; JOHN BEIKIE, CPk Ex. Ci: On reference to Major Hillier's letter of the 15th instant, covering one of the samle date from Colonel Talbot, and an extract from a letter from the Right hpnorable Earl Bathurst of 9th April, 1822. The committee respectfully submit that there be granted to Col. Talbot as agent for such sale, recieipt : arid payment of the money, three perceritto be deducted from the proc(iedi3. (Signed) Wm. DUMMEk POWELL, d. /. (Signed) P. M. A true copy, JOHN BE'IKIE, crk Ex. 01 4 Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement. (No. 22.) copy- No. 16. Downing-Street, l.Oth February, 18C3. }]R, Several proposals Iiavn lately been submitted to the consideration of His Ma- jesty's government, from persons who with different objects in view are desirous of employing their resources and exertions in the settlement and cultivation of lands in Canada. Among the individuals who have ad- dressed themselves to me upon this sub- ject, Mr. Talbot who acted as private Se- cretary to Lieutenant General Simcoe in Upper Canada, appears not only from his character and military services, but from the accurate knovi'ledge of the Province which during a long residence there, he has personally acquired, as well as from the nature of his plans, to merit particular attention. This gentleman having already made some successful attempts in the culture of hemp, purposes to direct his attention to the growth and preparation of that valu- able plant, and by his influence and exam- ple to promote and extend its cultivation, particularly among those settlers he con- ceives he may be able to introduce into the Colony, and to establish in his neigh- borhood . He has therefore applied for a grant of land in the distant township of Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, on Lake Erie, as being from the nature of the soil, favor- able to his design of raising hemp for ex- portation, and also affording scope for the establishment of such a number of families as may be induced to follow him into the Provi nee. In consequence of the assurances which have been received that Mr. Talbot is in every respect qualified to prosecute the undertaking; I am commanded by His Majesty to authorise you to take the pro- per steps for passing without delay, ac- cording to the usual form, and subject to the customary reservations, a grant of five thousand acres in his favor in the town- ship above mentioned, or if tlie same should have been already appropriated, in any other which he may select. — You are ^t the same time to give directions that a proportion of such township immediately contiguous to Mr. Talbot's grant, may for the present be reserved for the purpose of hereafter appropriating to him according to circumstances, a further quantity at the rate of two hundred acres for every family he may induce to settle there, either from the continent of Europe, or America; — provided he shall have surrendered fifty acres of his original grant to each family for which he may claim, and that such family shall at the time, be established in the actual possession of the said fifty acres. 1 enclose a copy of Lieut. General Simcoe's letter to me, forwarding Mr. Talbot's application, and from the high terms in which he is therein mentioned, I am induced to recommend him to your pro- tection and good offices — he will have the honor of delivering this letter to you. 1 must request you will favor rae with your opinion how far it maybe advisable with a view to the speedy settlement of the waste lands in the Province under your government, to make further grants upon the principle described in this letter to any other persons who holding a similar rank in society, may in like manner be disposed to devote their time and resour- ces to speculations which must according- to the degree of success reaped by the individual, produce a proportionate advan- tage to the public interests. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your most obedient, Humble servant, (Signed) Lieut. Gen. Hunter, &c. &.C. HO BART. &c. Copy. My Lord, Somerset street Portman Square, 11th February,1803. In consequence of Mr. Talbot having acquainted me that Mr. Sul- livan on his presenting a request for a grant of land in the Province of Upper Canada had intimated it would be proper I ahould inform your Lordship of Mr. Talbots es^ (No. 22) Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement. 5 pecial serviced, I took the earliest oppor- tunity of waiting upon your Lordship, and in consequence of the interview which I had the honor to hold with you yesterday, I obey your Lordships commands in de- tailing Mr. Talbots views, and the ntiture of his claims to the protection of His Ma- jesty's government. Upon my arrival in Canada to carry the constitution which had been granted to that colony into effect, Mr. Talbot accom- panied me as my private and confidential Secretary into Upper Canada. He re- mained in my family four years, when he was called home as Major of the 85th Regiment, then ordered to Flanders, dur- ing that period he not only conducted many details and important duties inci- dental to the original establishment of a colony in matters of internal regulation, to my entire satisfaction, but was employed in the most confidential measures neces- sary to preserve that country in peace without violating oii the one handj the re- lations of amity with the United States ; and on; the other, a,iienating the affection of the Indian Nations, at that period in open war with them. In this very critical situation, I princi- pally made use of Mr. Talbot for the most confidential intercourse with the several Indian Tribes ; and occasionally with His Majesty's Minister at Philadelphia; — these duties without any salary or emolument he executed to my perfect satisfaction. I consider these circumstances my Lord, as authorising me in general terms to re- commend Mr. Talbot to your considera- tion and protection. Mr. Talbot's speci- fic application, which I beg leave to sup- port to the utmost of my power, consists of two points. The first is for the grant of fivethousabd acres of land as afield officer actually and bona fide, meaning to reside in the Province for the purpose of estab- lishing himself therein. The King's boun- ty having been extended to the field officers who had served during the American War in grants to a similar extent (exclusive of an allotment of land for every individual which their families might consist of) it was judged expedient by myself, Mr. Chief Justice Osgoode, and other confidential Officers of the Crown in that colony, to ex- tend the provision of five thousand acres to any Field officer of character, who, bona^ fide, should become a settler thereio, it being obvious that it was for His Majesty's interest that a loyal set of European gen- tlemen should, as speedily as possible, be obtained to take the lead in the several Districts. This principle, my Lord, was acted upon at the time of my departure from the country'; and should I to this mo- ment have remained in the government thereof, I could have seen no reason what- soever for departing from it. In conse- quence had Mr. 'falbot been totally un- known to me except by his character and the high rank he had borne in the King's service, I should have thought him a most eligible acquisition to this P,l"ovince, and on this public ground, without hesitation, have granted him 5000 acres on the same principles that had been laid down and act- ed upon, — this is the first part of Mr. Tal- bot's request. The second request of Mr. Talbot is, that these 5000 acres may be granted in the township of Yarmptith, in the county of Norfolk, on Lake Erie, arjd that the remainder of that township may be reserved for such a period as may ap- pear advisable to government, for the pur- pose of his settling it, on the following specific plan, namely that SOO acres shall be allotted to him for every family that he shall estabUsh thereon, 50 acres thereof to be granted to e^ch family in perpetuity, and the remaining 150 acres of each lot to become his property, for the expense and trouble of collecting and locating them. Mr. Sullivan in a conversation, had sug. gesled to Mr, Talbot the possibility of procuring settlers in this country, but mkny reasons oppose themselves to that idea, in which 1 have the honor of perfectly agree- ing with your Lordship; but should it be practicable to turn the tide of emigration which government cannot prevent from taking place to the United States ultimate- ly to rest in this Province— I beg to con- sider it as an object of the greatest nation- al importance, and that will speedily fulfil the idea with which I undertook the; ad- ministration of that government, under my Lord Grenville's arispicies of eleyating this valuable part of His Majesty's domin- ions from the degrading situation of a pet- ty factory, to be a powerful support and protection to the British Empii*e ; in some instances, such a plan in the infancy of tho government had great success, as I had the B 6 Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement. (No. 22.) honor of pointing out to jqur Lordship and Mr. Talbot from habit, observation and nature, in my judgement, is perfectly well suited to give it a wider extent. His plan is to introduce himself amongst a large body of Welch and Scotch famil- ies, who arrived at New York in the sum- mer of 1801, and who have temporarily fix- ed themselves in the interior of that state — many of whom are already disgusted with the dissolute principles of the people there and feel strong inclination to return under the government of England, but do not possess the means of purchasing land or paying the fees demanded by the Pro- vince on grants. It remains only for me to add that Mr. Talbot having been very successful in the cultivation of Hemp, on proper principles, and to a greater extent perhaps than any other settler in the Pro- vince, is induced to prefer the distant township' of Yarmouth as being from soil well adapted to the growth of this valuable commodity. It is his object to extend this cultivation through the whole town- ship, and by precept and example to en- force principles of loyalty, obedience and private industry, amongst those with whom he will be surrounded. I cannot but hope thai your Lordship will be struck with the manhood with which Mr. Talbot, whose situation in life cannot be unknown to your Lordship, after having arrived with great credit to the rank of Lt. Colonel, has preferred the incessant and active em- ployment which he has undertaken, and that under your Lordships patronage may lead to the highest public advantage. On this public ground, (abstracted from my personal affection and regard for him) I hope that your Lordship will give direc- tions to the Lieutenant Governor or per- son administering the government of Up- per Canada, that the prayer of his petition be immediately gran'ed — namely, '■' that " 5000 acces be granted to Lt. Colonel " Talbot for his services, in the township " of Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk on " Lake Erie, and that the remainder of " that township be reserved for him to set- " tie with proper subjects of his own sel- " ection, giving each famliy 50 acres of " land in perpetuity, and the remaining " 150 acres of each lot to be granted to " Mr. Talbot.'' — And I further entreat from your Lordship's goodness and ben- evolence that Mr. Talbot may have the honor of being the bearer of your des- patches on this subject, as he has for some time taken his passage on board of a ves- sel that will sail without fail on Tuesday next for New York. I have the honor to be &c, (Signed) J. G. SLMCOE. The Right Honorable, liORD HOBART, &C. &C. &C. (Copy) Sir, Downing Street, 26th February, 18 18.. I have had the honor of receiving your Despatch of the 18 November, in which you transmit to me various reports of the Executive Council of the Province on the subject of the extent of land which Colonel Talbot is authorised to claim un- der Lord Holbart's letter of the 15th Feb- ruary 1803, and communicate to me the intention of Colonel Talbot to appeal to His Majesty's government agamst the de- cision of the Executive council. I have since the receipt of your des- patch received a Memorial on the same subject from Colonel Talbot himself and from the consideration which I have in consequence given to the subject, I cannot but entirely concur in the opinion expressr ed by the council that the utmost grant, authorised by Lord Hobarts letter does not exceed 20,000 acres, and altho' I have had reason to believe that Col. Talbot had previous to his departure from England been induced to entertain expectations of a larger grant, yet if Col. Talbot had no other claims to urge but what are founded upon that Despatch, I should have only had to confirm the decision to which the council have come. But the successful exertions which Colonel Talbot has made for the improvement of the lands under his charge and for the settlement of the town- ships with which he has been connected entitle him to the most liberal considera- tion of government, and I have therefore to signify to you the pleasure of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, that you should for the next five years and no longer, reserve at Col. Talbot's disposal, under the conditions stated in Lord Ho- (No. 22.) Documents i elating to Talbot's Settlement. ban's despatch of February 1 803, such ] further proportions of the townships pf Aldborough and Dunwich as were vacant at the time of Col. Talbot's commencing his settlement. As it appears by Governor Gore's min- ute of June the 1st, 1817, that all loca- tions are to be suspended in those town- ships until the decision of His Majesty's government upon Colonel Talbot's claims should be known, I cannot suppose that any measures taken by you can interfere with the arrangement which you are now instructed to make. — Should however any locations have been made in them during Col. Talbot's absence, you wjll consider yourself hereby directed to revoke them vvithout delay. Col. Talbot having further represented to me that doubts have been entertained as to the class of settlers which he niight be at liberty to receive, I deem it neces- sary to inform you that the complete set- tlement of the townships under Colonel Talbot's charge being the main object which His Majesty's government have iri view, it does not appear advisable to im- pose upon Col. Talbot's selection of set- tlers any other restrictions than those im- posed by the several acts of parliament which have reference tosettlement in North America, and to which all settlers in Can- ada are equally subjected, still less does it appear necessary to require from the set- tlers a previous examination at York be- fore they can receive the locations assigned to them by Col. Talbot. I deem it necessa- ry also on the present occasion to call your attention to the practice which has hith- erto prevailed in the Province requiring the payment of fees immediately on the locations of land being made out and of not making out the deeds until some time after the settleiaent duties have been com- pleted. Th^e practice in either case ap- pears to me to be fraught with the greatest inconvenience, and I have therefore to desire that the demand for the nsual fees on grants of land be not made until the settlement duties have been completed, and that immediately upon their comple- tion, the deeds be delivered to the settler without any further difficulty or delay, and without any restriction. I have only in conclusion to express to you with reference to the subject of Colo- nel Talbot's settlements, the entire appro- bation of His Royal Highness the Prmce Regent of the minutes of the Executive Council of the Province, of the 10th Aug't 1816, and to instruct you to conform in every respect to the arrangement therein submitted for the approval ®f His Royail Highness. 1 have the honor to be, &c. &c. &c. (Signed) BATIIURST. Mr. President Smith, &c. &c. fee. CofY. Sir, Oowning-Stueet, ?.8thFeb'y, J8lg. I have the honor to transmit to yoil the copy of a letter which has been ad- dressed to my under Secretary by Col. Talbot,upon certain points connected with the settlements carried on under his super- intendence in Upper Canada. With respect to that part of his commu- nication in which he states the grounds upon which the Colonial government re- fused the repayment of the sums adverted to in my Despatch of the 3d October, 1816, I am very far from acquiescing in the rea- sons assigned for this refusal or from con- sidering Col. Talbot the less entitled to relief because in consequenee of his know- ledge of that despatch he repaid to the settlers the several sums originally advan- ced by them, and I have therefore only to dessire an immediate compliance with the terms of my former despatch. With respect to the lands in the town- ship of Harwich, I am decidedly of opin- ion that the Colonial government is injus- tice bound to secure the settlefs in that township from any loss which they have sustained from the error of a public officer, the Surveyor General, in representing lands as vacant which were after^yai'ds found to belong to previous occupants, I have therefore no difficulty in recommend- ing that the lands upon which they are settled should be purchased at the expense of the Colony and assigned to the persons actually settled on them without any fur- ther charge ; or if this be found impracti- cable, that the settler? should be paid for 8 Documents relating to Talbof s Settlement. [No. 22.] the improvements which they may have made. The great advantages which piust result to the Province from the completion of the Talbot road along the whole line, make me most desirous also to call your attention to the obstacles which the pre- vious grant of other lands in the Township of Harwich to persons who have neither settled nor cultivated thenj opposes to this important work, and I conceive that I can not better consult the interests of the Pro- vince than by recommending to your con- sideration whether some arrangement may not be made with the proprietors of those lands or some legislative measure enacted < by which Colonel Talbot might be left at liberty to introduce with respect to the lands adjoining the road in this quarter the same system of settlement which he has so successfully pursued in other parts of the Province. I have the honor to be, &c. &c. &c. (Signed) BATHURST. Mr. President Smith, &c. &c. &c. COPY. Sir, Limner's Hotel, iSthFeb'y, 1818. I have the honor to state to you the following circumstances respecting the lands formerly in the hands of Mr. ^tanton. These lands were purchased by me for the purpose of transmitting them to certain settlers who were actually residing thereon at the time of the grant made to th^t gen- tleman, but who were not then possessed ted that by having returned the money in question, I had excluded myself from the benefit of my claim. 1 have therefore to solicit that the necessary steps may be taken to cause the terms of Earl Bathurst's order on the subject to be complied with. With regard to the lands in the township of Harwich which had been located by me in consequence of an error in the Survey- or General's plan, which represented them as vacant lands, although it afterwards ap- peared that they had been granted out several years back under the King's patent, I have th;e honor to enclose herewith cer- tain documents relative to this transaction which will sufficiently explain the nature of the expectations entertained by the per- sons most interested in it. I have the honor to be, &c. &c. &c. (Signed) THOS. TALBOT. Henry Goulburn, Esq. &c. &c. &c. A petition to President Smith, from certain persons settled on Talbot road transmitting a valuation of their improve- ments and requesting remuneration. It is thought unnecessary to send these papers as they have already been presented .to the Upper Canada government. COPY. Sir, Colonial OfficE, Downing Strefet, 9th April, 1822. I enclose a Memorial which has been presented to me by Colonel Talbot who of the funds necessary to enable them to I will be the bearer of these despatches. purchase. They having subsequently however found the means of repaying me, immediately after the receipt of a copy of Earl Bathurst's despatch of the 3rd Octo- ber, 1816, approving of Lieut. Governor Gore's recommendation that 1 should be reimbursed, for the sums so expended by me, I returned those poor people their money, conceiving that I should fiiid no difficulty in obtaining the amount from the Receiver General of the Province agreea- bly to his Lordships instructions. — But upon making application at York, for this purpose, to my great surprise it was objec- You will observe that this Memorial con- cludes by praying that his services and losses may be taken generally into consid- eration without pointing out any specific mode of compensation, but a letter which he has since addressed to ray under Se- cretary, a copy of which I also enclose, will explain in what manner Col. Talbot conceives that this remuneration can be effected. I am not aware what may be the objec- tions to the remission of fees he requests, but being under the impression that the exertions of Col. Talbot entitle him to fa- (Pfo. 22^ j Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement, tf voc Aoji encouragement, I am desirous that his a,pplication should he complied with, unl^3s . it should establish a precedent, which in ypiir judgement would seriously affect,, the interests of your government. I b6g also to refer to your consideration the claim which he makes for being allowed fahd ihr fifty highlanders, whom he states that lie located upon his own lands under peculiar circumstances. On this claim.not being sufficiently acquainted with ihe cir- cumstances, I can only say that the case rf made out merits your favorable atten- tion. I should also meiltion that he has shewn me an extract of a letter which he address- ed to your private Secretary MajorHillier^ on the 6lh October 1820, in consequence of his having been requested by the col- onial gonernment to furnish regular and constant returns of the individuals whom be had been employed to locate without any sort pf benefit to himself. To the pro- position which , he makes viz. that he should be aljowed a clerk at the public ex- pense, there may be general grounds of objection, but, I am sure you will see the expediency of recommending a dispensa- tion of all returns from an individual un- der the peculiar circumstances in which colonel Talbot stands, which are not es- sentially necessary for ascertaining whether the conditions upon Avhicli the grants have bejeh made are duly complied with; or if thepubUc service requires that theysholild be faniiahed, that the task ought not to be imposed without some adequate consider- ation laf this nature. ; Cols Talbot has in conversation advert- ed to townships reserved for the future endomnent of a'tollege which as yet re- inain in a state of ivildemess. He sug- gests tbat for the purpose of Condensing tiie popQlatiori of that District, that these lands should be publicly sold and the pro- ceeds of such sale should be set aside for iaccumulatioti for the same ultimate object, and it is Stated that they would probably arhbbnt to thirty or forty thousand pounds if sold at the present time. I am well a- Ware of thb personal interest Col. Talbot may have irt making this proposition and ejitertain some doubt how far under the probable d^pfession in the price of land in dbnseqiience of Agricultural distress, this would be prefcisely the moment for making an advantageous sale ; but at the sairie time it appears to me that great po- litical advantage maybe obtained by con- densiiig the population &c;—^that great loss is incurred by allowing such at pro- perty to remain without return and it tvill be for you to determine how far the loss on a sale made probably at an unpropi- tious moment may be compensated by aii immediate realization of a productive' fund. I am disposed to approve the plan adopt- ed by colonel Talbot for the location of grants immediately abutthig upoii the pub- lic roads, by which the sevenths reserved for the Crown and^ Clergy, are placed im- mediately in the rear of the road lots, thd settlers upon which covenant to clear one half of the road immediately befdre tbein. It must Certainly have the effect of more expeditiously completing the necesSat^ communications by public roads, and I should be much inclined to recommend it to yotir consideration for general adoption if I were assured that such a plan; would not be essentially injurious to the Grown and clergy reserves. The principle of making the title to the grant dependent upon the performance of the preliminary duties imposed upon the actual settlers^ appears unobjectionable. t have the honor to be &c. (Signed) BATHURST Majbr Genefal Sir P. Maitand, K. C. B. &.C. &c. &c. To the Hight Honorable the iSecretttry of State for the Colonies. The Memorial of Thomas Talbot Esq; Respectfully sheweth : — That your Memorialist retired from the Army in which he held the rank of Lti Colonel at the peace of Amiens, with a view of settling in Upper Canada j having become much attached to that Province,- daring his residence in the family of Gen* eral-Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Govefi noi". That in 1803 youf memorialist repaired to Upper Canada with the most encourag- ing assurances from Lord Hobart and im^ mediately commenced his settlement at Port Talbot on the Banks of Lake Eri«i upon an expensive scale'. ft) Bocuments relating to Talbof^ StJttlerti^rit. (No. g«.; musm That he had at ,ihe outset to contend' witji very uncopimon difficulties arising P;^incipE^i!J from the t^'ant of corhaiunica- lion vvith other settlements, he having se- lected for hi$ residence a spot, then at' least 100 miles from any inhabited part of tipper Canada. That he remained in this insulated posi- tion upwards of ,8 yegirs, during which pe- riod a considerable population had grown up arourid hina, and so highly did the (hen Provincial Goverutneht approve of the systeui adopted by your memorialist that the.greater part of the London and Wes- tern Districts were placed under his direc- tion for settlement, in 1811. That this additional chargje was attend- ed with a vast increase of expeni^e id your ineraorialist without any other rerauaerati- on than the prospect of beholding the sur- younditig wilderness transformed into a fruitful country filled with inhabitants. , tThat by his exertions in opening and Settling rdads for the purpose of connect- ing bife settlement with those of the East- Jvard and Westward, as well as with that }sit^\y forbied under his superintendence, along the river Thames,your memorialist's prospect was fully realized ; and accord- ingly the whole of what is at present call- ed the Talbot Settleftient comprising the Townships of Middleton, Houghton, Bay- haih, Malahide, Yarmouth, Southwold, Dunwich, Aldborough, Orfoid, Howard, Harwich, Raleigh,Tiibury, East and, West, Romney, JVIersea, Gosfield, Maidstone, Sandwich, Westminster, Dorchester and London, has ndw become the most com- pact and flourishing settlement in Upper Canada, containing as it does, ajponftati- on of at least 12,000 souls, and establish- ing an uninterrupted communication be- tween the Eastern ;a:nd Western extremi- ties of Lake Erie, and the settlenxents to the northward. That the present Colonial administrati- on bias been so thoroughly impressed with the superiority of your memorialist's mode of settlement over that heretofore practis- ed, that it has endeavoured to introduce the systern employed by your memorialist generally throughout the, Pfovinee. : That so early as the breaking put of the late w^r v^ith the United States of Amer- ica, your memorialist had conquered the principal difficulties which obstruct the growth 0^ New settlements; a'rid' as thd produce of Land tlieh S'bld at a fair pritfe' your memorialist hstd 'a. I'e'asbiiiable pros- pect of being rewafded for hiS' long ialid' Vi- gorous executions aW Et'ii expense of up- wai-ds of £15,000. That from the chairaeter 0;f the Talbot settlement and the principles of loyalty in- culcated amongst its inhabitants it became peculiarly obnoxious to the enemy, and the more so, as your memoFialiat during the war commanded the Militia of the Lon- don and Western Districts and infused in- to them the spirit of his, own settlers : two expeditions were therefore sent against Port Talbot, by which the settfement wa» nearly ruined. That your memoili&l'i^t reftWHing'to Fort Talbot on the resteffatiOti af< f€iie^,:fM^ a large farm which he had feleaifed dhd' brought into tUltivatiOn, ednyfletiely i\aii4 waste by the enemy: his gri^t ^nd SJi/W- miils, erected by hifh at a very hdtfvy-0*^ pehs'e for the accdriiniod&tion of {he^S'ul^'i t'ounding settlers, burnt to the gr^odnd^'^att his efi'ects datrried Off or destroyed, ^Srtd his people reduced to the utmost di^ti'^s^ and poverty. Nevertheless he di^'not de&- ipair but diligently set hihi^eliftO rfepaii'the damages he had sustaiiifed in the bbsit man- ner he Was able. That your memorialist continued to struggle against the difficulties of his situ- ation for six years, hoping still for better times.; but the vast, emigration which has flocked into his neighbourhood since the general peace, (the majority of whom were of the poorest description and had been taught to rely upon the hospitality of your memorialist in the beginning ofthert* labours,) together, with the, low price of produce, have completely exhausted the remainder, of your memorialists dapital, and reduced him to great straits ; for his house has ever been open to settlers, till they could get their, land into a sufficient condition to supply their wants. Th§ re^ suit is, that your memorialist now finds himself after 19 years labor, and settling sogreatan extent of territory .(withciut any charge, to government whatever,) unalwie to continue his usual aid to settlers. He therefore prays that his services and losses mayibe taken into consideration, and such assistance granted as may enable him to (116. j^i) »«allMtsi-felatit% <^ Talbbt?s Settl^meiil II w irff . iMi:* .i imniM HWiinil'iimBiaiiFB'urn mmsm ■HHHMW 8a§poi-t thie rank and infldencfe whifeh he has hitherto maintained.- ' ! : ' And yiour ttiemorialist .-■.-'- will kifei pray. COPT. Sir, 125 Momnt sltedtj 3rd April, l-S^S. ernraent. Mi^ht I treiitui?e td h4>fetfe*t%fli ordier will be inserted iii your iawti^teUsAs to Sir P. Maiitldnd, fiji- i^y being ^ftc^ed^ llatid in the same prdpahioji f6^!t6ft^/5^0 as for iniy othier sfettlers. ' r "'■'■ -'^ 1 am, (fee. ""W* (Signed) i- ' TH0!!i4[AS TALBOT/ RoBEftT WiLMbt, Esq. &c. &c. ifcc. • -'ly-'" All 1 h^v6 to obsert-'e on the subject of the fees which! was compelled to pay by |;he Colonial Government of Upper Ca- naiai, Jrefore I could receive, ray patent, is this:— -•'-,:;,. 1 ... -.-■..■ When, in the year 1803, I fii-st'dbtained the order for a grant of land from his late Majesty, under the administration of J^jord Hobart, His Lordship verbally assured me that T should hot be required to pay more tfidniyh'at was considered the most favor- able fees, viz: £5 11 on every 1,000 acf^s. Notwithstanding which, I have been phapg;^ at the rate of £31 odd for the same — I may also remark, that in my Lord Bathurst's despatch of Feb-, 1 BI8, which I carried out, it was particularly re- cdbtiiiended tfiatl shbuM be treated in eve- i-y^ekpebt in the'fnb^t'Iiberal mantieh 'I tfh'ei^fbre httmbly hope that these cir- cufristdHces may be taken into considera- ftofi.iand that instructioiis #111 accbrdingl'y be feeii^ oWt directing the Colonial Goi^ern- MelAt tbre;pay riie the ibverdhdrge beyond tfie[£5 11 O^on all Such grants of land as hav^ b^eti iriiade to Hie: •i' I have the honor to be, &-C- THOMAS TALBOT. 'Wiikot, Esq. &,c. (Si-C. &c. E. PRITATB. . • ^ ;^ ■ 22nd Kfartib, 1 622. Dear Sir, /. . : There is ^ strbject which I have hitherto omitted to mention to j'oa, of some consequence to me. A large body of Highlanders having emigrated at the same time for the express purpose of setjjing ^iadi" riie, all of Whom were conhected by €Jja\is^|), krtA spbke ho other language tMn the Gr'aelic, it was impossible for mo to separate them— I wk~^ thei^efore obliged to place 50 of these persons on my owir lands, sibove the number required bygov- COPY. V ', . In Cot/Ncn*, 1 5th Juriei, I'M 7. 1*0 Mfis E^celUncy Francis Gore, 'Eh^ihiy. Lieutenant Goiferhor of Upper ^imdjad^- Sfc. &rc. SfC. '■ ''f' May it Please Your Cxcelle'nty i — ' . The Cbuncfl took tnto-c^'n^pt: ation Your Excellency's verbal i-efe're*ara at the Ikst council, as to the exteh'ttif re- serve to be made for Ibbafioh b^ CBlt^tfei' Talbot under the authority of Lprd '0fa- hart's letter of the ISthFfeb., i8&^. \ ,. It appears from the report 6*f tli^ '^if- veyor G^nferal, t:hat Colonel Talbot Tik^ already received grants to the eiteti^t'^f seventeen thousand acrbs, being liS^Sbo under the order from the Secretatjf 'of State, and the Council i^ bf bn'e b^fifriibli that a further reserve of fbur tfhoii^atfd tW hundred acres is all that'can be clafnie^by Colonel Talbot under the most liberEll con- structibi of 'the ordfer in his favour. It cannot be doubted that the order was predicated upon a project to benefit the colony by the culture of Hemp, and it#as submitted to a reasonable trial. The reserve bf land in the Townships adjacent to his grfeiritof five thousand acrea was temporary, and to be littlitel bj^-&e discretion of the Provirtcial GI>t8ei!«Jfl©Kt > bdt as to quantity by the order teelf,;'Vi 55: 200 acres for each seidtler who ifhOQld be settled by Colonel Talbot Oh tKfebig§H: admitte'd WiitHont proof tsf the irfefeiflgftif the description in the order, or Jtet tM i2 Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement- [No. 22.i] 50 acres bestowed upon them by Colonel Talbot were part of his original grant. It is apparent, under this latitude that the Province is at the disposal of Colonel Talbot, for if he is entitled in all time to come to receive 200 acres for each fifty which he might bestow on individual set- tler, out of his additional grants, he would be enabled with 17,000 acres, to claim more than. 50,POO, and so in progression, which the Council cannot conceive to have been in contemplation of His Majesty's government. Therefore without any invidious retro- spect to the manner in which Mr. Talbot may have complied with the spirit of Lord Hobart's letter, the Cooncil respectfully submit that 4,200 acres of land be select- ed by Col. Talbot in the reserved town- ships of Dunwich and Aldboroagh to ful- fil his compensation for location of one hundf-ed settlers, the number of farms of fifty acres to be carved out of five thou- sand. The Council further submits that as the class of settlers from the continent of Ame- rica can no longer be admitted under His Majesty's late instructions, the grant of 4,200 acres be made at once,and all further intrpduction of settlers by Col. Talbot be prohibited from the communication of your Excellency's pleasure. All which is humbly submitted. By order, W. D. POWELL, Chairman. copr. (Signed) FRANCIS GORE, Lieut. Governor. The Lieut. Governor concurs with the Executive Council as to its construction in their report of the 5th instant, of the order in favor of Col. Talbot, limiting his loca- tions to 20,000 acres of land, and also that his settlers should be emigrants direct from Europe, since the late instruction prohib- iting settlers from the United States ; but cdnsidering aiiy grant of land beyond 1200 acres, not of the competence of the Pro- vincial government, without the sanction of His Majesty, and of course upon the express stipulation of that sanction, cannot assent to theimtnediategrant of 4200 acres as recommended in the report, which how- ever he will not fail to transmit to the Se- cretary of State. In the mean time the townships of Dun- wich and Aldborough will remain reserved from other locations until further instruc- tions from His Majesty's government : and a copy of the report will be communicated to Col. Talbot with directions to forbear all further settlement of individuals with- out special sanction after examination at the Council as in the case ©f other set- tlers: (Sig.«d). ^ ^ Government House, 17th June, 1817. COPT. To His Honor Samuel Smith, Esq. Admin'^ istrator of the Government of the Pro- vince of Upper Canada, Sfc. Sfc. ^ lAmt the soil' aind climtaite near to Col. Tad'bbt'a settlement were : favorable^ man.y fflaeleed there without even; presenting ' thestnaeivteS to the'govepn.menit, and thei"e' found! eitheu a location of 50 acres as Colond Talfeot's settler, for which he ia return, claiTned"a grant? of'2i9 acres'; or they found a tecav tiortof one. hundred acres in certaiiui Jaada submitsed to tbe^supeisintertdenoe of that gcntleitiian, as will he 'presently ex^lainfid, a>iid in eitbei:; case tbe interest:s of the Colonial government are implicaled.-^ When the emigrant possessilngr an; authet-! rity to Deceive 6ae hnndned acvesi of Iiaind,. finds himself limited to'th^ posstession; ©f fifty, and that the ^vdrnmelutt actually bestows o.ri a sti-anger 'SOO'acres on that account, no reasoning can iemoive- the' impression ©f sonlething worse (ban niepei absurdity. '' The townships of Dunwich and' Aldbo- rough selected by Col'. Talbbt 'forhiy set- f lenient; were isdated ft-cym other p(^\Ja-j fion' by a large tf act of forest, the more likely to continue unsettled, as sevepal lawhships (hi*Qugh 'which the road of cbm- mtinication rniist pass, Were dedicated for the support of schools and fuliHre Seiftiwa^' ries of learning. Upon the repiresentatitm of Mr.' Talbot, a road whs laid oii-t frorti the' Long Point settlemeirit to his-^the- Reserves for the Crowi* and Clergy wt6re removied' from: the roa'd and lots were graiitefil-tQi certain imdividnalg, actual sejt- tlpra, on condition^, the great objt^ct ^f M Documents relating to Talbot^s Settlement (jVo. 2^.1 which was to render the road practicable with the greatest expedition. The interest Mr. Talbot had in this rood induced Lieutenant (joverttor Gore to con- fide to hira the superintendence ol" this ac- tual settlement, and gradnally he retained the ndnaination and location of the settlers Us vv^elj as the supervision of their labours and the fulfilment of their engagements. The settlers should each have received ian order in council for his land, and the location of it should have been made by the Surveyor Genei*al, the fee for the sur- vey and patent being first paid. By relaxation in this orderly process with respect to all settlement the govern- ment remained ignorant of the quality of the settler* the Surveyor General ignorant of his location, and the Receiver General was unpaid. By these means a partiality was operated amongst the new emigrants which could not fail to produce an injuri- ous effecti The emigrant applying to the Governor in Council received,it is true,an order for one hundred acres of land, but he could not take possession until the sur- vey money, if not the patent fee, was paid, when if he passed by the Talbot school township road, &c., found 100 acres to enter upon without advance. Such as did not receive that advantage, felt the dis- tinction and that it was an injury. At the moment when fresh surveys were called for to accommodate emigrants, and the want of money withheld the order for them it appeared that large tracts of surveyed land on the road and adjacent Townships of Baybam and Malahide, which Lieutenant Governor Gore had also subjected to the exclusive location by Colonel Talbot, were left apart, and that a hrge arrear of sur- vey money and fees had acccuraulated to the amount of upwards of £4,000. His Excellency Lieut.Gov. Gore, called upon Mr. Talbot for the deposit of fees and survey money on all locations made by him, not only in the Talbot school Township road, but in the townships of Bayham and Malahide, and restored those townships to the ordinary course of loca- tion, which it is the object of Colonel Tal- bot's memorial to continue to withhold. The council, therefore, cannot advise yor honor to accede to his prayer, but hum- bly recommend that the actuallocations in |3ayham and Malahide as well as on the road, be ascertained, the slate of the im- provement &of the road, as also who have paid and who is in arrear for survey money Sf patent fee,in order that after six months from such report, the lots for which pay- ment has not been nlade or on which the settlement duty has not been in progress may be opened for general location by the surveyor. * That in the iijean time until such report be had, that all location on the road and in Bayham and Malahide be suspended to obviate the difficulties which might as heretofore accrue from double locations by distinct and several authorities. All which is humbly submitted. By Order, Wm. DUMMER POWELL. C. J. Council Chamber ? 8th November, J 817. 5 COPYi York, March 16, 1825. 5iu, I beg leave to represent to you for the information of His Excellency the Lieute- nant Governor, that in con.sequence of the tract between the long wood road and the river Thames being reserved from, locati- on, and of the Northern parts of the town- ships of Eckfrid, Mosa, Carradoc & Lobo, being chiefly swampy.or what is not of that nature being principally located to Militia men, who are not actually resident thereon, all hopes of forming a compact settlemejili it) that direction, which is most imporlatit to the eventual improvement of thg. princi- pal road will be defeated, unless His Ex- cellency shall be pleased to throw open for" location the broken lots uiider lOO acres in the parts of (hose towo«hips lying to the north of the long wood road lots. 1 have the honor to he, Sir, Your most obedient Humble servant, (Signed,) THOMAS TALBOT. To Major HtLLiER, Secretary, &c^ &c. &c. Surveyor GeneraVs Ueporl on the foregoing communication. Colonel Talbot has only been furcished (No, 22.) Documents rdating to Talbdf s SettlemeriC 15 with the numbers bf such lots for location north of the long wood road in the town- ships of EckfriiJ, Mosa and Carradoc, as contain 1 00 and 200 acres, but not with the numbers and quantities contained in the several broken parts of lots, where the contents of each parcel, are less than 100 acres, such broken lots and parcels (where- of there are many) being reserved uiider Your Excellency's specif order of the 27th December, 1820. THOMAS RIDOUT, Sur. Gen. York, 16th March, 1825. In Council, 17th Alarch, 18-J5. On the subject of Colonel Talbot's let- ter of the l6th inst., to Major Hillier, re- ferred by command together with the Sur- veyor General's report thereon, the com- mittee respectfully submit the great impor- tance of that road from the long woods to the Thames, and that it is so desirable that no impediment should remain which cau be removed, that if practicibfe, His Ex- cellency would throw open for location the broken, lots referred to by Colonel Talbot. DUMMER POWELL, sure if your Lordship should .be enabled to afford him any relief. Co). Talbot is ad- vanced in years, and it naturally moves regret that a gentleman who, has given up his former profession and other prospects to devote his time and fortune to the as- sistance of indigent emigrants, and who is the founder of the extensive settlement which bears his name and affords testimo- ny to his exertions in this cause, should feel himself harrassed by the pressure of cir- cumstances at a period of Fife when he can- not look to personal exertion for relief. — Desirous however as I am that Col. Talbot should be in some manner assisted, I am compelled to cotifess that I am wholly at a loss to point out any Provincial Revenue, from which in the present state of our funds more especially that assistance could pro- perly be dispensed. Perhaps sortifefhiiig might be given him out of the proceeds of the unleased Crown Reserves when sold, and in such measure as your Lordship, if disposed to Itfok with indulgence on his case, might deem it proper to direct. I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) P. MAITLAND. ,No. Wm. COPV. 14. C. /. Upper Canada, YoSk, . 3d April, 1836. My Lord, I lately received the enclosed memorial accompanied by a request that I would transmit it to your Lordship. Kes- pecting its contents I have the honor to observe, that Col. Talbot has certainly spent a large j.ortion of the most active part of his life, and I believe expended a very considerable private fortune in pro- moting the sertlei:nent of the district in which he resides. His remuneration for this service consists of a large tract of land iieifcher capable of producing any annual income, not being disposable by sale at the )iiient. He feels himself ihere- My fore reduced to the necessity of imploring some assista,nce from His Majesty's Gov- CoPY To the Earl Bathurst, K. G., His Ma^ j^sty's Principal Secretary of State for the CoUnies, Src- Src. Sfc. Lokd, Aibout four years ago I had the honor of presenting a memorial for your Lordship's consideration,- stating my exer- tions in forwarding the settlement of this Colony. ._ i«« After tw«nty three years entirely devot- ed to tlie improvement of the Western Districts of this Province and establishing on their lands about 20,000 souls without any expense for superintendence to the go- vernment or the persons immediately be- nefited, but on the contrary at a sacrifice of twenty thousand pounds in rendering them comfortable, I find myself entirely straitened and now wholly without ca- pital. I gratefully acknowledge a very consi- derable grant of land from the Crown, but my agricultural labours have been unpro- fitabldantl must continue so, while the set- present nioT 3( ernment, and it -wpuld give me great plea- tiements are in progress, as the provision^ M t>mvm&tits relating- to "Fa^tb^rt^s Settlement, ((lb. 22.) 1 raise are*cliiefly applied to the support of niew e'ii«fiiersVand althougb they may prom* i«etO!payi, it seldom ba'ppetis that they ai^e able, and neither rey^^itiiatioii nor inclina tf Jon mil permit toe t^ resort to tke usflttl method Of compiilfei!0*Ei, indeed t& do so would', in mshiy eases, be to destroy the fraiit of my labor and to plunge them into greater distress than that from whence I had rescued them. My services durihg^ the greater part of my life in improving this flourishing colo- iiyi.Etr0 pot, r beliigve, Unknown to your tdi'asjhip. , i therefore reque&t that your Lprdship will take these services into cons^i^^ratipti and aliow me from the Crowri revenue or ojtber source,, such annual remuneration, as^to your Lordship rnay seem pieet. I have the honor to be, Sir, Yoiirs, &o. (Signed) TjiO,'S TALBOT. York, Upper Canada, Febfadry 18, 1826. copy. Downing Street, gth June, ,1826. Sir, I have (he honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 3rd April last, transmitting a memorial from Col. Ta^lbOt, praying, in consideration of the great expenses which he has incurred in settling poor emigrants and "the zea'l Vvith which he h^as devoted himself to that ob- ject tor many years, that some annual al- lowance may be made to him. Having taken into consideration the pralyer of this memorial, and ypup earnest fecomiiiendation that the laudable exer- tipris of Col. Talbot, the sacrifice, which hk has made of hisfortune and profession, and the extensive and flourishing settle- ment which he h;as founded, entitle hi n^ to reward, I Mye to convey to you ray au- thority for making a payment of four hun- dred pounds per annum to Colonel Talbot fl-bm the futids which Will be placed at the ijr^posal bf ttis Majesty's goVe'rhipeht by {he Canada Company, ta commence firon* the first of January last. . ,. I have thekomor to: he, I ! . Sir, ! i; Your roost ohedie^C, Hutoble sprivant, (Signed) BATeURST. or General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K. C. B. &c. &o. &c. COPY. Sir, Downing Street, - 7th May, 1828. 1 have the he^or to transmit to you- the copy of a; letter from, Colonel Talhot; requesting that the t/act of laud, ijoloured red on the. map inclosed by him,' may be excepted from the ijevv regulations for the sale of lands, and canfinued nndei'liis direction; and I arti tp, request that you will report to me your, opinion as to, the propriety of acceding to Col. Talbot's ap- plication, and in the meantime, I am to desire that you will instruct the Commis- sioner of Crown Lands not to offi?r lands, for sale in any part of the tract in ques- tion, until I have comraunieated to you my decision on the subject. I have the honor to be, Sir, \our most obedient. Humble servant, (Signed) W. HUSKISSON. Major General 3ir P. Maitland, K. C. B. &c. &c.,&c. COPY. Sir, Mount BtrEet, JZ^th April, 1828. I have the honor to enclose you th6 sketch of the \yeslern portion of the pro- vince of Upper Canada, which you were so obliging as to Jet me have, whereon I have colored hired, the tract, the whole of which I am desirous should be considered as the Talbot Settlement, and.fequest that you will have the goodness to' submit to Mr, Huskisspn for his consideration, and should it meet with his approbation, ( VUl (Wo. 22.) Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement. It take tSie liberty^ ©f recommending that the settlement of such parcels of govsernnieot lands as Hiay be found not already to be located within the red figure, may be loca- ted under my directions and with the same conditions that I have hitherto acted ujf)on with so much success, and that a commu- nication to that effect may be forwarded lo the Lieut, Governor of Up|)er Canada, in order to prevent any part of the waste land of the Crown comprised in the tract described beingcxposcd for sale, or other- wise by the Commissioner, agreeably to the regnlations of the Ist of March 1827. — My sentiments with respect to that sys- tem I did myself the honoi' of explaining to you in my letter dated the 21st of this month, which I trust may be considered sufficiently clear and satisfactory^ I have the honor lo be, Sir, Your obedient servant,- (Signed) THOS. TALBOT. R. W. Hay, Esq, &:c. &c. &C. COPY. 38 Mount Street, London, 1st Marcir,' lB2"9. Sir, In compliance with your wish I will state to you tbe terms of the application made by me, in the interview with which 1 was lately honored by Sir Geo. Murray respecting an allowance of two assistants in bringing into settlement the extensive tract of land in the London and Western Districts of Upper Canada, proposed to be placed under superintendence as vvell as with regard to the small remuneration then solicited for my own services on this occasion. When it is considered that the extent of country to be settled is upwards of 300 miles in Tength and that they will be con- stantly engaged in travelling through it to watch over the progress of the settlers, I trust that Sir Geo. Murray will not be of opinion that a salary of £150 a year to eabh of my assistants is an improper de- mand; all that I solicit tbr myself is &\ E salary of £200 a year to cover my own un- avoidable expens-es. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, (Signed) THOS. TALBOT. R. W. Hay, Esq. Under See'y of State, &c. &c. &c. COPY. No.- 38. Sir', Upt'ER CaWAOA, York, 25th Sept'r, 1829. With reference to a despatch of the 7th May, 1828, addresseito Sir Peregrine Maitland, in which he was desired to re- port his opinion as to the propriety of ac- ceding to Col. Talbot's applieation, that an extensive tract of country in the West- ern District should be excepted from the new regulations for the sale of land ; I have the honor to state that I can see no ad* vantage that will arise from placing a large number ot townships beyond the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, wli6 should be held responsible for the perform- ance of the active duties of superintending the location of settlers. It is right that Colonel Talbot should be allowed to retain under his management the townships in the London District that were originally given up to him, and which he has suceeded in settling uuder many difficulties, and in bringing early into cul- tivation. But as I understand that most of the waste landsreferred to in Mr. Hay's despatch of the 3rd of March last, and which Col. Talbot wishes to be included in the Talbot settlehient, will, from their situation and fertility attract settlers under' whatever superintendence they may hd placed, I should not think it advisable to consent toa,ny arrangeilient for facilitating the location of emigrants except the one proposed in my despatch of the 18th of August, 1829. I have the' honor to be, kc. &c. & East :> North side. ) Talhot roadi. East V South side \ 1st Goncession Bayhatn.. ^ 2nd 3rd ' 4th 5lh 6th 7th 8th 9th lOtli. 11th do do do do do do do do do do I *H^ ^Talbdt road ' ( East ) North side ' Houghton.^ Talbot road' 1 'East / South ado Talbat road ] East North side J Middleton ( Talbot road '. East South side (. Westmin- Bter. Dunwich. Aldbo- rough Mosa. f Talbot road East Nort^ side Talbqt road Bast South side 11 13 14 12 8 6 g 2 11 8 3 4 50 acres Looations equal to North of the Talbot road long woods _ South of the ^ I Talbot road > long woods 3 \ Ekfrid. London. Carradoo _ North ofthel Talbot road \ long woods J South of the 1 Talbot road \ long woods J 11 13 13 U5 240 98 19 1 25 27 'North of the 1 I Talbot road V [long woods. ) .South of the i Talbot road V ' long wOadB. ) Orford. Talbot road West South side Talbot road VVest North side 2200 2600 2900 2300 1500 900 700 238 750 950 400 600 16038 163 163 1600 2000 3600 2400 2500 16 15 5 3 8 5 4 1 3 3 3 66 _8 ■28 33 61 30050 35400 27 66 3200 3000 900 500 1600 800 600 200 300 300 300 11700 500 1000 61 12200 2800 144911 1600; 220a 1500 5600 6600 29 18 15 33 61600 2400 1200 F 200 > ) 1700 2000 1000 600 1500 3000 1600 350 39688 I Under the above| > authority. 101 11950 ^ 1 IflO imV Uuder do. do. 100 2400 18 1200 19400 [Jnder do. do- 3600 3400 33 3000! 11300 Under do. do. 6400 ::\:\ 65450 115 24 18331 2400 30731 f Under the autho)-ity of . .His Ex;y,Snf P. Wait- . 835700 Total London District. i 1200 1800 !■■■ Under the authority of an ordtrin Council dated 15Feb.l809ofHisExy.- 22 Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement. (No. 22.) Orford. Howard Raleigh. Tilbury East. E 2. J Tilbury West. Romney. Mersea. ■ Middle road L South side. [Middle road North side. r Talbot road) West C South side. ) Talbot road ) West V North side. ] Middle road^j norlh&south [ side all va- f cant lots. J L ^ f Talbot road J •tiWest S North side. > Middle roadi I norlh*;BOUth ! side all va- j I cant lots. J Talbof'road 'i West I North side. ) Middle road "j north&south ! side »11 va- j cant lots. J /(Middle road') \north&80Uth I ( side and all j ^ vacant lots. J > Talbot road") \ West I [ North side | /all vacant. J 19 11 19 ^Talbot road West I North side. f Talbot road West I South side [ all vacant. I Gosfield. 'Talbot road ] West • North side. Talbot road ] West South side. ' i Talbot road") West I Maidatone/ Middle road all vacant. J 11 3800 1800 400 2200 1800 18 18 3600 400 18 18 51 15 147 400 1800 800 800 I 200 200 18 200 51 1750 1750 6.500 1«7 = 1187 27 200 400 400 18 18 3600 3600 134 161 12 137 3000 5000 12028 20038 139Q0 Lt Gov. Gorp, dated 6th Oct. 1815 and of HisEx'cy. SirP.Mait- laIld,K.C.B.,dated27 Jan. 1821. Under do do 161 149 122 48 800 400 1200 23 23 56 2400 ^654' 28054 149 23300 122 48 102 46 77 102 5600 21442 22628 27042 200 9400 9600 4600 3000 1100 18600 Undep do do 28854 23800 13400 Under do Under do Under do do Under do dj3 46 77 ,2300 2300 4600 10697 20200 4600 H0697 Under do do Under do do [No. 22], Documents relating to Talbot's Settlement. 23 r Rochestsr. ( Middle road ) } and all va- > ( cant. ) ?2 44 62 44 9738 9738 4446 Under do da B INliddle road ^ and all va. V cant. S 4446 Under do do s'' * ■ t ■ ^ 48 737 9200 45 374 9000 70600 — -. 1053 1901 163105 2930^4 181305 TotalWe sternDistrict 154111 517005 Total in London and Western DialnctB, Zone Town of Jjondon. (omitted. Tffl 23438 (Tf Schedule of the Townships in the London and Western Districts that at pre-f e§at compose the Talbot Settlement— See next page, 24 Documents relating to Talbot's Settlewient. (Wo. 22) Schedule of the Townships in the London and Western Disfrict^, that at present corapose the Talbot Settlement. TOWNSHIPS. Middleton.. Houghton Bayham Malahide. . . , Yarmouth .,'. Southwold Dunwich ) Aldborough S Qxfard Howard Harwich... Raleigh . , 14,400 East Tilbury 15,300 West Tilbury 15,400 R) n 15. .. ... 10,100 Mersea Gosfleld Colchester Maidstone 6,000 Rochester 5,800 . ¥*^^ 1,200 Sandwich Zone Mosa 1 Ekfrid i Carradoc | Lobo J London Westminster REMARKS. 68,200 Acres. Talljpt Roa(I-r;th,e pnly land that was ^rantable, which. is all located. The re- mainder of the townships being Crbwn, Clergy and School Reserves. The sf^me as above.' AlUftcated except tjheCrown and Clergy Jleseryee. * The same as Bayham. Taltjpt road land the) Southern part of iLakeErielall located, excepting the Crown and ejergy Reserves. The Northern part of this township in the rear of the lots on Talbot road is Crown an'd Clergy and School Reserves. Tlie two Talbot roads all located — the remainder of this township with the excep- tion of four concessions next the River Thames, deeded many years ago to non-resi- dents, is Cmwn, Clergy and School Reserves. The Southern parts of these townships, excepting the Crown and Clergy Reserves, are Col. Talbot's property. The Northern parts of them have been long since deeded tonon-residente. Tlajbot Tg?id and middle road-i-tbe only land gj-anted which is all located— rthe re- rnain^r of this ,townsl?ip being Crown, Clergy, and Moravian Ipdian Reserves. The Ta'bot and middle roads and such other lots as were open for location are all located, the Northern part next the Thames deeded long since. Thei'e are no vacant lands in this township, it having been long smce deeded to non-residents with the exception of a few actual settlers on the River Thames. The Talbot and middle roads all located, and there appears on the plan of this township to be only 14,400 acres grantable, but chiefly of a low wet description of land. Talbot road all locatad. The middle road not yet located. Besides there appears hy the plan of that township to be 15,300 acres grantable. The middle road not yet located, besides wliich there appears upon the plans of this township to be 15,400 acres grantable. Talbot road located excepting two blocks of land long since deeded t» non-residents, the one of two and a half miles, the other of four and a half miles in extent. The plan of this township does not describe the vacant lands. Talbot road located, and there appears upon the plan of this township to be 10,100 acres of grantable land. Talbot road all located, cannot state the vacant land. Talbot road all located, cannot state the vacant land. The Talbot and middle roads are located with the exception of some wet lots. There appears on the plan of this township to be 6,000 acres grantable — the remainder has befn deeded to non-residents. The middle road located, with the exception of some wet lots — there appears by the plan of this township to be 5,800 acres of grantable land. — The remainder has been long since granted to non-residents. Talbot road located — there appears by the plan of this township to be 1,200 acres grantable. The Southern part of this township is a Moravian Indians reserve. The Northern part located with the exception of some lots. Long Wood towhships — long wood road located. The Northern parts from that road so called and located in the Surveyor General's office to non-residents before the plans were furnished to Col. Talbot with the exception of a few actual settlers in Lobo; that a very few desirable lots for settlement remain in them for location. The Southern Nremainders of the three first mentioned of these townships between the long wood road, and the Thames are preserved for sale by the government. All located excepting the Crown and Clergy Reserves. The North branch of Talbot road and the public road to Oxford are located the remainder of this township is Crown, Clergy and School Reserves.