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Date:[ca. 1824].Reference:R6970-0-X-E, MG24-I121, Volume number: 1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:98829Date(s):[ca. 1824].Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:0.1 cm of textual records (2 p.) photocopies.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Item is a letter from Dr. John Rolph to Talbot concerning a proposal to establish a medical school in the Talbot Settlement.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Talbot, Thomas : Thomas Talbot was born 19 July 1771 at Castle Malahide, Dublin, Ireland. He received a commission in the British army at age 11. Talbot came to Upper Canada as the personal secretary to Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1791. In 1803, Colonel Talbot was granted 5,000 acres of land just west of Kettle Creek, at Port Talbot as payment for services to Simcoe. As part of the grant arrangement, Talbot was to receive two hundred acres of land for each settler that he located in the original grant. Talbot built mills and established thousands of settlers in his "principality" and controlled the settlement of London, Ontario. Under his administration, the "Talbot Settlement" grew to cover over 65,000 acres of Southwestern Ontario. Talbot died in 1853 in London. His body was taken back to Talbot settlement for burial.Additional information:General note:Copied in 1934 from originals held by Dr. Gwyn of Toronto, Ont.Location of originals note:Originals with Dr. Gwyn, Toronto, Ont.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG24-I121 -
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