The Talbot Regime, The First Half Century of the Talbot Settlement

By C. O.  Ermatinger 

This rare volume provides an authoritative history of the early settlement and historical events of a southwestern portion of Upper Canada, that later became part of the province of Ontario.  Provides information about individual people and events.

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Contents include

• CHAPTER I.—" The Finest Forest in the World
• CHAPTER II.— Talbot's Family and Early Life
• CHAPTER III.— Talbot and Governor Simcoe
• CHAPTER IV. — Detroit and Site of London' Visited
• CHAPTER V.— Talbot's Military Career.— Royal Dukes' Friend-ship. — " Skitteewaabaa" 
• CHAPTER VI — Simcoe's Letter, — Lord Hobart's Order. — Dunwich Selected
• CHAPTER VII. — Settlement Begun. — Early Settlers. — Talbot Road. — Hardships and Difficulties
• CHAPTER VIII — Simon Zelotes Watson. — Governor Gore. — War Begins
• CHAPTER IX. — Hull's Invasion. — Westbrook and Watson. — Fall Of Detroit
• CHAPTER X. — Proctor's Western Campaign. — Battles of Lake Erie and Moraviantown. — Tecumseh's Death
• CHAPTER XI. — The Rolphs' Hospitality. — Militia Services and Pay. — Commissariat Troubles
• CHAPTER XII.— Militia Exploits.— Raids on Port Talbot.— Mills Burned. — Westbrook at Oxford
• CHAPTER XIII.— Port Dover Burned. — Marauding Desperadoes. — McArthur's Raid. — Close of the War
• CHAPTER XIV. — Colonel Talbot and the Provincial Government. — Attends Colonial Office and the Result
• CHAPTER XV. — Annuity to Colonel Talbot. — Further Visits to Colonial Office. — The North Branch Talbot Road. — Originator of Settlement Duties and Good Roads.
• CHAPTER XVI.— Scotch in Aldborough and Dunwich. — Bees and Balls. — Opposition to Colonel Talbot
• CHAPTER XVII.— Dr. John Rolph.— Colonel Burwell.— Elections. — Two Scotch Baronets
• CHAPTER XVIII.— The Talbot Anniversary.— St. Thomas.— A Talbot Settlement in London Township. — Courts AND Officials Moved to London
• CHAPTER XIX. — Early Threshing Machines. — Joseph Pickering. — Farming in 1825-6
• CHAPTER XX.— St. Thomas in 1830.— Rev. M. Burnham
• CHAPTER XXI— The New District Capital.— London's First Decade, 1826-1836. — Early Settlers. — Officials, Lawyers, Doctors
• CHAPTER XXII. —Letters From Colonel Talbot to Hon. Peter Robinson 1830- 1834. — The Cholera
• CHAPTER XXIII. —St. George's Day, '32.— Colonel Talbot's Speech
• CHAPTER XXIV.— Talbot Anniversary in 1832.— Some New Arrivals. — St. Thomas in the Thirties. — Early Settlers. — Newspapers and Barracks In Both Towns
• CHAPTER XXV. — Mrs. Jameson in the Settlement. . . .178
• CHAPTER XXVI. — Political Affairs of the Province. — Rebellion OF 1837. — Dr. Chas. Duncombe
• CHAPTER XXVIL— Duncombe's Rising and Flight.— The "Elegant Extracts " and the Caroline
• CHAPTER XXVIIL— Invasion of Western Frontier.— St. Thomas Cavalry. — Schooner Anne. — Fighting Island. — Battle of Pelee Island. — Invasion at Windsor
• CHAPTER XXIX.— Port Stanley Threatened.— Bela Shaw.— Hon. E. Leonard. — Disaffection in South Yarmouth. — Executions at London
• CHAPTER XXX. — The Macbeths. — Colonel Airey's Regiment. — St. Thomas in the 40's
• CHAPTER XXXI. — London in the 40's. — Killaly Banquet. — Fires. — Lord Elgin 
• CHAPTER XXXII. — Progress of Settlement, Municipally, Materially, ETC. — Towns, Villages and Town- ships Described. — Chatham and Windsor- in THE 40's
• CHAPTER XXXIII. — Moral and Religious Condition. — Church Progress. — The Various Churches. — Dr. Strachan's Visit to Chatham and Talbot Road
• CHAPTER XXXIV. — Early Schools and Educational Progress
• CHAPTER XXXV. — Colonel Airey's Return. — Letters to Judge Salmon. — Lady Emmeline Wortley's Visit. — Colonel Talbot's Last Visit to England. — His Death
• CHAPTER XXXVI.— Anecdotes of the Colonel CHAPTER XXXVII.— Estimate of Colonel Talbot.— Pioneers at Rest 

Appendices include:

• A — The Talbot Papers, Previous to War of 1812.
• B — Papers Relating to War of 1812, Militia Mustek Rolls, etc.
• C — Lists of Persons Plundered in Long Point and Talbot Settlements During the War, etc.
• D — Talbot Papers Subsequent to the War, Letters to Major Salmon and From Dr. John Rolph and Sir P. Maitland.
• E — The Talbot Anniversary Correspondence.
• F — Letters and Documents Relating to Rebellion 1837-38. — List of St. Thomas Cavalry.
• G — Miscellaneous, Relating to Colonel Talbot's Visits to England, etc., in 1848 and 1850. — Lists of Judges, Magistrates, Teachers, Inspectors, etc.
  

Details:

424 Pages
6" x 9.25"
Illustrations (36)
Index
Originally published by The Municipal World Ltd, St. Thomas, 1904
This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999
ISBN 1-894378-10-5 (hardcover)