The Talbot Papers
Subtitle: including those left by the Honourable Colonel Thomas Talbot at his death, his letters to the Honourable Peter Robinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and some letters wrtitten by him to the Hon. William Allan
By: Edited with an introd. and some annotations by James H. Coyne
Contributors: Talbot, Thomas, 1771-1853.
Published: 1909
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Subjects: Talbot, Thomas, 1771-1853.; Port Talbot, Ont.
Table of contents: title: Prefatory
pagenum: 15; title: Introduction
pagenum: 21; label: I
title: The Talbots of Malahide
pagenum: 21; label: II
title: Thomas Talbot and Arthur Wellesley
pagenum: 22; label: III
title: Westward Ho!
pagenum: 23; label: IV
title: Simcoe's Aide-de-camp
pagenum: 24; label: V
title: Active Service in Europe - The Hermit of Lake Erie
pagenum: 25; label: VI
title: Talbot's Motives
pagenum: 26; label: VII
title: The Chosen Region
pagenum: 27; label: VIII
title: Skittiewaaba on Lake Erie
pagenum: 28; label: IX
title: Royal Lobbyists in London
pagenum: 29; label: X
title: Talbot's Scheme of Settlement
pagenum: 31; label: XI
title: The Talbot Settlement
pagenum: 32; label: XII
title: Port Talbot
pagenum: 33; label: XIII
title: The Terms of Contract
pagenum: 34; label: XIV
title: Grievances of the Reserved Townships
pagenum: 35; label: XV
title: Original Terms Varied in Talbot's Favour
pagenum: 36; label: XVI
title: Extension of Talbot's Settlement
pagenum: 37; label: XVII
title: The Talbot Road
pagenum: 38; label: XVIII
title: The Beginning of Settlement
pagenum: 38; label: XIX
title: The War and Simon Zelotes Watson
pagenum: 40; label: XX
title: Effects of the War
pagenum: 42; label: XXI
title: Immigration
pagenum: 42; label: XXII
title: St. Thomas and the Talbot Anniversary
pagenum: 42; label: XXIII
title: The Castle of Malahide on Lake Erie
pagenum: 44; label: XXIV
title: Distinguished Visitors to Port Talbot
pagenum: 44; label: XXV
title: Personal Peculiarities
pagenum: 45; label: XXVI
title: Religious Observances
pagenum: 46; label: XXVII
title: The Sliding Window-pane
pagenum: 47; label: XXVIII
title: The Temperance Movement
pagenum: 48; label: XXIX
title: Public Duties
pagenum: 50; label: XXX
title: Talbot's Political Meeting at St. Thomas, 1832
pagenum: 51; label: XXXI
title: Talbot's Speech at St. Thomas
pagenum: 52; label: XXXII
title: Talbot's System of Land Transfer
pagenum: 54; label: XXXIII
title: Talbot and the Aireys
pagenum: 54; label: XXXIV
title: The Colonel's Death
pagenum: 56; label: XXXV
title: Colonel Talbot's Appearance
pagenum: 56; label: XXXVI
title: Conclusion
pagenum: 58; title: The Talbot Papers; label: 1
title: 1475. March 8. Grant by King Edward IV to Thomas Talbot of Malahide
pagenum: 59; label: 2
title: 1801. May 16. Skittiewaabaa, U. C., Colonel Talbot to H. R. H. the Duke of Cumberland (Archives)
pagenum: 75; label: 3
title: 1801. Oct. 11. H. R. H. the Duke of Kent to Lord Hobart (Archives)
pagenum: 77; label: 4
title: 1804. Entries in Talbot's note-book
pagenum: 79; title: James Whitton's Account
pagenum: 79-89; title: Joseph Smith's Account
pagenum: 84; title: Isabella Findlay's Account
pagenum: 84; title: Fanny Reed's (Myres') Account
pagenum: 85; title: Elizabeth Meridith's Account
pagenum: 89; title: Ann Lawler's Account
pagenum: 90; title: James Newland's Account
pagenum: 93; label: 5
title: 1806. Dec. 1 Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley to Talbot
pagenum: 96; label: 6
title: 1808. June 7. Thomas Clark to Talbot
pagenum: 98; label: 7
title: 1809. Feb. 6. Talbot's Memorial to Lieutenant Governor in Council
pagenum: 100; label: 8
title: 1810. May 4. Thomas Clark to Talbot
pagenum: 101; label: 9
title: Aug. 9. Robert Talbot to Colonel Talbot
pagenum: 101; label: 10
title: Oct. 2. 1. Talbot to Colonel Talbot
pagenum: 102; label: 11
title: 20, 23. W. M. Smyth to Wm. Talbot
pagenum: 103; label: 12
title: Miss L. C. Beaufort to Maria
pagenum: 105; label: 13
title: 1811. Feb. 15. Simon Z. Watson's Petition to Executive Council
pagenum: 106; label: 14
title: Mar. 2. Talbot to Watson
pagenum: 107; label: 15
title: 12. do to do
pagenum: 107; label: 16
title: 14. Talbot to Major Halton
pagenum: 108; label: 17
title: 15. Halton to Talbot
pagenum: 110; label: 18
title: 16. Lieut. Gov. Gore to Talbot
pagenum: 110; label: 19
title: 22. Watson to Talbot
pagenum: 111; label: 20
title: Apr. 27. Re Watson. Report of Executive Council
pagenum: 113; label: 21
title: May 3. Gore to Talbot
pagenum: 114; label: 22
title: 13. Talbot to Gore
pagenum: 115; label: 23
title: 15. Surveyor General Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 117; label: 24
title: 25. Gore to Talbot
pagenum: 118; label: 25
title: 31. Robert Nichol to Talbot
pagenum: 119; label: 26
title: June 4. Talbot to Surveyor Gen. Ridout
pagenum: 120; label: 27
title: 19. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 121; label: 28
title: (Undated). Nichol to Talbot
pagenum: 123; label: 29
title: 1812. Feb. 12. Adj. Gen. Shaw to Talbot
pagenum: 123; label: 30
title: 13. do to do
pagenum: 124; label: 31
title: 27. Capt. Jas. Brock to Talbot
pagenum: 124; label: 32
title: President Brock to Talbot (Commission)
pagenum: 125; label: 33
title: Mar. 5. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 126; label: 34
title: 6. Militia Act
pagenum: 127; label: 35
title: Talbot to Capt. Jas. Brock
pagenum: 133; label: 36
title: 1812. March. Talbot to President Brock
pagenum: 135; label: 37
title: 12. Capt. J. B. Glegg to Talbot
pagenum: 136; label: 38
title: (Undated). Nichol to Talbot
pagenum: 139; label: 39
title: Nichol to Adjt. General Shaw (extract)
pagenum: 140; label: 40
title: Nichol to Capt. Glegg (extract)
pagenum: 141; label: 41
title: March 31. Henry Bostwick to Nichol
pagenum: 142; label: 42
title: Apr. 4. Capt. James Brock to Talbot
pagenum: 142; label: 43
title: 4. Prideaux Selby to Talbot
pagenum: 143; label: 44
title: 9. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 144; label: 45
title: 20. President Brock to Talbot
pagenum: 146; label: 46
title: 23. Capt. Jas. Brock to Talbot
pagenum: 146; label: 47
title: Feb. 12. President Brock to Talbot, Commission as Colonel
pagenum: 147; label: 48
title: May 23. Talbot to Capt. Jas. Brock (from Dominion Archives)
pagenum: 148; label: 49
title: June 28. Nichol to Major Salmon
pagenum: 149; label: 50
title: July 16. Acct. Albert Berdan, Jr. for supplies
pagenum: 150; label: 51
title: 27. Talbot to President Brock (from Dominion Archives)
pagenum: 151; label: 52
title: Aug. 26. Lieut. Col. Macdonell to Talbot
pagenum: 152; label: 53
title: 31. Acct. Capt. White for supplies
pagenum: 154; label: 54
title: Sept. 7. President Brock to Talbot
pagenum: 154; label: 55
title: 10. Lt. Col. H. Bostwick to Talbot
pagenum: 155; title: Capt. Daniel Springer to Talbot
pagenum: 156; label: 57
title: 12. Chief Justice Scott to Talbot
pagenum: 157; label: 58
title: Lieut. Col. Macdonell to Talbot
pagenum: 158; label: 59
title: Oct. 12. Lieut. Col. Macdonell to Talbot
pagenum: 159; label: 60
title: 16. Maj. General Sheaffe to Talbot and Officers Com'd'g
pagenum: 161; label: 61
title: 19. Capt. Glegg to Talbot
pagenum: 161; label: 62
title: Nov. 7. Sheaffe to Talbot
pagenum: 163; label: 63
title: 25. Sheaffe to Talbot
pagenum: 163; label: 64
title: 17. John Eakins to Talbot
pagenum: 164; label: 65
title: Dec. 11. Adj. Gen. Shaw to Talbot
pagenum: 165; label: 66
title: 12. Talbot to Sheaffe
pagenum: 165; label: 67
title: 12. Nichol to Talbot
pagenum: 167; label: 68
title: 1812. Dec. 15. The Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada. Resolutions
pagenum: 167; label: 69
title: 18. Nichol to Talbot
pagenum: 170; label: 70
title: 1812. (Undated) Talbot to Sheaffe. Draft of Report
pagenum: 171; label: 71
title: Dec. 19. Sheaffe to Talbot
pagenum: 173; label: 72
title: 20. Talbot to John Haviland
pagenum: 174; label: 73
title: John Haviland's Deposition
pagenum: 174; label: 74
title: 24. Quarterly Return of 1st Regiment Middlesex Militia
pagenum: 175; label: 75
title: 1813. Jan. 2. Lieut. Col. Myers, Acting Q. M. G., to Talbot
pagenum: 176; label: 76
title: Feb. 25. President Sheaffe's Speech from the Throne at the Opening of the Session of the Legislature of Upper Canada
pagenum: 177; label: 77
title: Mar. 2. Address from Legislative Council in Reply
pagenum: 179; label: 78
title: President Sheaffe's Reply to Address
pagenum: 180; label: 79
title: Feb. 26. Address from House of Assembly in Reply to Speech from the Throne
pagenum: 180; label: 80
title: 27. President Sheaffe's Reply to Address
pagenum: 182; label: 81
title: Mar. 3. Address of Congratulation from House of Assembly to President Sheaffe
pagenum: 183; label: 82
title: 5. President Sheaffe's Reply
pagenum: 184; label: 83
title: Undated. Address from Magistrates and Other Inhabitants of the Town of York to Lieut. General Sir George Prevost, Commander of the Forces
pagenum: 184; label: 84
title: Mar. 3. Sir George Prevost's Reply
pagenum: 185; label: 85
title: 20. Talbot to Lieutenant Governor Gore
pagenum: 186; label: 86
title: 30. Capt. Glegg to Talbot
pagenum: 187; label: 87
title: 31. Receipt for £1000 Geo. Crookshank, D. A. C. Gen'l. to Edward Couche D'y. Com. Gen'l.
pagenum: 188; label: 88
title: Apr. 29. Nichol to Talbot
pagenum: 189; label: 89
title: May 18. Talbot to Brig. Gen. Vincent
pagenum: 189; label: 90
title: 21. Mahlon Burwell to Talbot
pagenum: 191; label: 91
title: June 17. Muster Roll of a Detachment of the 2 Regt. Norfolk Militia Captured at Sugar Loaf Hill
pagenum: 192; label: 92
title: Sept. 23. Major General Procter to Talbot
pagenum: 193; label: 93
title: 1814. Feb. 1. List of Men on Duty at Andrew Westbrook's House in Delaware
pagenum: 194; label: 94
title: Mar. 24(?) John Rolph to Talbot
pagenum: 194; label: 95
title: Apr. 5. Lieut. Colonel M. Burwell to Talbot
pagenum: 195; label: 96
title: 24. Memorandum of Provisions Issued at Port Talbot from 25 Oct. 1813
pagenum: 196; label: 97
title: Dec. 2. Militia General Orders
pagenum: 197; label: 98
title: Undated. Names of Persons Who Turned Out to Oppose the Plunderers Upon Hearing That They Had Advanced to Port Talbot 20th May
pagenum: 198; label: 99
title: Dec. 24. Service Roll Militia Officers 1st Middlesex Regt
pagenum: 200; label: 100
title: 24. Non-Commissioned Officers and Men 1st Middlesex Regt
pagenum: 201; label: 101
title: Militia Officers 1st Norfolk Regt
pagenum: 202; label: 102
title: Non-Commissioned Officers and Men 1st Norfolk Regt
pagenum: 204; label: 103
title: Militia Officers 2nd Norfolk Regt
pagenum: 205; label: 104
title: Non-Commissioned Officers and Men 2nd Norfolk Regt
pagenum: 207; label: 105
title: Return of Effective Horses in Poss'n of Officers
pagenum: 208; label: 106
title: 1815. Feb. 14. Lieut. Col. Coffin to Talbot
pagenum: 209; label: 107
title: Adj. Gen. Foster to Talbot
pagenum: 209; label: Part II
title: Preface
pagenum: 67; label: 108
title: 1816. Burwell to Talbot
pagenum: 69; label: 109
title: 1817. Mar. 8. Meeting to Organize the Talbot Anniversary
pagenum: 69; label: 110
title: Mar. 10. Talbot's Acknowledgment
pagenum: 73; label: 111
title: 1817. (?) Original Settlers on Talbot Road, Dunwich
pagenum: 74; label: 112
title: 1821. Original Settlers in Dunwich and Aldborough
pagenum: 75; label: 113
title: 1821 Settlers Returned by Colonel Talbot in Aldborough and Dunwich
pagenum: 78; label: 114
title: Aug. 23. Burwell to Talbot
pagenum: 85; label: 115
title: 1823. Sept. 16. Richard Talbot to Hon. Thos. Talbot
pagenum: 85; label: 116
title: Population of Townships in London District
pagenum: 88; label: 117
title: 1824. Feb. 1. G. Hillier to Talbot
pagenum: 89; label: 118
title: Jan. 7. Petition of William Henderson, &c.
pagenum: 89; label: 119
title: Dr. John Rolph to Talbot (re proposed Medical College at St. Thomas)
pagenum: 90; label: 120
title: Feb. 9. Talbot to R. Wilmot Horton
pagenum: 92; label: 121
title: 17. Talbot to Hillier
pagenum: 93; label: 122
title: Apr. Report of Executive Council re Longwoods Road Settlement
pagenum: 94; label: 123
title: Dec. 8 Report of Surveyor General Ridout re Longwoods Road Settlement
pagenum: 94; label: 124
title: 11. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 95; label: 125
title: 1825. Apr. 6. Bishop Mountain to Talbot
pagenum: 95; label: 126
title: May 3. Adjutant General Coffin to Talbot
pagenum: 96; label: 127
title: Aug. 10. Burwell to Talbot
pagenum: 97; label: 128
title: 18. Rev. Alex. Mackintosh to Talbot
pagenum: 98; label: 129
title: Population of Townships in London District
pagenum: 100; label: 130
title: 1826. Apr. 7. Sir Peregrine Maitland to Talbot
pagenum: 101; label: 131
title: Oct. 1 Edward Buller to Talbot
pagenum: 101; label: 132
title: 12. Ridout to Hillier
pagenum: 103; label: 133
title: Ridout to Capt. Matthews, M.P.P
pagenum: 103; label: 134
title: Dec. 26. Archibald McArthur to Talbot
pagenum: 104; label: 135
title: 1828. June 13. Wm. Lewis to Dr. Lee
pagenum: 104; label: 136
title: July 2. Wm. Hamilton Merritt to Talbot
pagenum: 106; label: 137
title: 1829. May 2. John Bostwick to Talbot
pagenum: 107; label: 138
title: June 1. Account of George Munro against Talbot
pagenum: 107; label: 139
title: Aug. 29. Mr. Holmes' Proposition re Grist Mill at London
pagenum: 108; label: 140
title: 1830. Apr. 12. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 108; label: 141
title: 15.
pagenum: 110; label: 142
title: 1831. Mar. 17.
pagenum: 110; label: 143
title: Apr. 3.
pagenum: 111; label: 144
title: May 2.
pagenum: 112; label: 145
title: July 4.
pagenum: 113; label: 146
title: Oct. 10.
pagenum: 115; label: 147
title: Dec. 4.
pagenum: 115; label: 148
title: 1832. Feb. 2.
pagenum: 116; label: 149
title: Mar. 19. Talbot to His Settlers. Notice of Meeting
pagenum: 117; label: 150
title: Apr. 15. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 117; label: 151
title: 23.
pagenum: 118; label: 152
title: To the Inhabitants of the Talbot Settlement. Fly Sheet
pagenum: 119; label: 153
title: To the Men of Middlesex. Fly Sheet
pagenum: 121; label: 154
title: To the Inhabitants of the Talbot Settlement, by A True British Subject
pagenum: 122; label: 155
title: 1832. Apr. 9. Anonymous Letter to Talbot
pagenum: 123; label: 156
title: Comment Thereon by the St. Thomas Journal
pagenum: 124; label: 157
title: 23. Talbot's Draft of St. Thomas Speech
pagenum: 124; label: 158
title: 25. John Harris to Burwell
pagenum: 126; label: 159
title: 26. St. Thomas Journal on the Talbot Meeting
pagenum: 127; label: 160
title: Address to the King
pagenum: 128; label: 161
title: May 5. London Sun on the St. Thomas Meeting
pagenum: 131; label: 162
title: York Courier on the St. Thomas Meeting
pagenum: 136; label: 163
title: First Epistle of Bill Caughell to His Brethren
pagenum: 137; label: 164
title: 13. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 139; label: 165
title: July 2.
pagenum: 140; label: 166
title: 8.
pagenum: 141; label: 167
title: 16.
pagenum: 142; label: 168
title: 23
pagenum: 142; label: 169
title: Aug. 12. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 143; label: 170
title: Sept. 17. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 144; label: 171
title: Dec. 1. Death of Count O'Reilly
pagenum: 144; label: 172
title: Historical Sketches of the Stewardship of Thomas Tough (Talbot)
pagenum: 146; label: 173
title: "John Bull" to the St. Thomas Journal
pagenum: 149; label: 174
title: Journal's Comment
pagenum: 149; label: 175
title: Jan. 26. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 150; label: 176
title: Apr. 1
pagenum: 152; label: 177
title: 21
pagenum: 153; label: 178
title: May 24. John Elmsley to Talbot
pagenum: 154; label: 179
title: 30
pagenum: 155; label: 180
title: June 2. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 156; label: 181
title: 22. Wm. Duff to Talbot
pagenum: 157; label: 182
title: 30. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 158; label: 183
title: Oct. 12
pagenum: 159; label: 184
title: 18. Robinson's Memo. of Reply
pagenum: 160; label: 185
title: 29. Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson
pagenum: 161; label: 186
title: Nov. 3
pagenum: 161; label: 187
title: Jan. 26
pagenum: 162; label: 188
title: June 16. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 163; label: 189
title: Nov. 18. Geo. H. Markland to Talbot
pagenum: 164; label: 190
title: Mar. 16. Admiral Vansittart's Land Purchases in Blandford
pagenum: 165; label: 191
title: Apr. 1. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 166; label: 192
title: Jan. 29
pagenum: 167; label: 193
title: Location of Settlers in Houghton
pagenum: 168; label: 194
title: Jan. 23. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 169; label: 195
title: June 6. Geo. Hamilton to Burwell
pagenum: 170; label: 196
title: Sept. 20. Thos. G. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 170; label: 197
title: 23. Declaration of Talbot for Pension
pagenum: 171; label: 198
title: Mar. 3. Thos. G. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 171; label: 199
title: 29. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 172; label: 200
title: Aug. 3. Minier and Nash to Lt. Col. Airey
pagenum: 173; label: 201
title: List of Roses
pagenum: 173; label: 202
title: Nov. 11. Thos. G. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 174; label: 203
title: Oct. 8. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 174; label: 204
title: Nov. 26. Hon. Wm. Allan to Talbot
pagenum: 175; label: 205
title: Dec. 1. Talbot to Hon. Wm. Allan
pagenum: 176; label: 206
title: 11. Talbot to Hon. Chief Justice Robinson
pagenum: 176; label: 207
title: Oct. 30. Thos. G. Ridout to Talbot
pagenum: 177; label: 208
title: Jan. 28
pagenum: 178; label: 209
title: Talbot's Diary, 1794-1811
pagenum: 179; label: 210
title: 1810 (?) Lands Located to Robert and W. W. Baldwin
pagenum: 183; title: Appendices; label: A
title: Oct. 27. Letter from Singleton Gardiner to Henry Coyne
pagenum: 184; label: B
title: May 21. Details Respecting the Institution of the Talbot Anniversary
pagenum: 185; label: C
title: July 25. Land Grants to Talbot to This Date
pagenum: 190; label: D
title: Sessional Papers, Upper Canada. (No. 22). Chronological Index to Documents Relating to the Talbot Settlement
pagenum: 190; label: E
title: Mar. 16. Memorial of Talbot's Deed to Lieut. Col. Airey
pagenum: 192; label: F
title: Dec. 14. Memorial of Talbot's Will
pagenum: 195; title: Alphabetical Index